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Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering

Budapest University of Technology and Economics · Hungary · Est. 1957

ISSN0324-6051eISSN1587-379X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.284

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.68

Total Works

1,515

Total Citations

4,922

2yr Mean Citedness

1.24

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Aims & Scope

The scope of the journal is to publish original research articles in the area of mechanical engineering with special focus on materials science, energetics, machine and production design, manufacturing science and technology, mechatronics, optics, polymer technology, hydrodynamic systems, building service engineering, and cyber physical systems. The speciality of our journal is that it encourages papers from specific fields of mechanical engineering, like nanotechnology, biomaterials, renewable energy, cyber-physical production systems, and Industry 4.0.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1957

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,515

Publisher OrgBudapest University of Technology and Economics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0324-6051 / 1587-379X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

German Literature and Culture StudiesPhysics and Engineering Research ArticlesNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelAdvanced machining processes and optimizationHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies