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Mechanics Research Communications

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0093-6413eISSN1873-3972

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.565

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.834

Total Worksi

5,046

Total Citationsi

66,392

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Mechanics Research Communications aims to expand the discussion of research in Mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Composite material, Nonlinear system, and Applied mathematics. The journal also covers Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and structural and materials engineering.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency8 Issues Per Year, 2008-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,046

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

0093-6413 / 1873-3972

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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?

English

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

1.7k

2019

139

1.7k

2020

823

2021

125

1.2k

2022

134

995

2023

367

2024

184

365

2025

154

104

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mechanics

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Numerical methods in engineeringComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationElasticity and Material ModelingComposite Material MechanicsVibration and Dynamic Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Mechanics Research Communications

Is Mechanics Research Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mechanics Research Communications: 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 Mechanics Research Communications?

Mechanics Research Communications 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 1.40.

Is Mechanics Research Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mechanics Research Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.