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International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0020-7462eISSN1878-5638

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.725

H-Indexi

121

SNIPi

1.233

Total Worksi

6,154

Total Citationsi

134,728

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics provides a medium for dissemination of research results in theoretical and applied mechanics, mechanical engineering, and statistical and nonlinear physics.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTen Issues Yearly, <Oct. 2003- >

StatusActive

Total Publications6,154

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0020-7462 / 1878-5638

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

183

3.6k

2019

185

3.1k

2020

154

2021

228

3.1k

2022

210

2023

285

1.9k

2024

228

847

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Applied MathematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mechanics

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsMechanics of MaterialsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationElasticity and Material ModelingFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsDynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Is International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics?

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.47.

Is International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.