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Journal of Mechanical Design

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) · United States

ISSN1050-0472eISSN1528-9001

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.821

H-Indexi

159

SNIPi

1.285

Total Worksi

5,111

Total Citationsi

173,413

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Computer Science Applications.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications5,111

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1050-0472 / 1528-9001

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

174

4.9k

2019

174

3.5k

2020

179

3.1k

2021

151

1.8k

2022

166

1.5k

2023

138

776

2024

192

377

2025

109

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.

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignMechanics of MaterialsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsManufacturing Process and OptimizationDesign Education and PracticeMechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mechanical Design

Is Journal of Mechanical Design a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Mechanical Design: 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 Journal of Mechanical Design?

Journal of Mechanical Design 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 1.96.

Is Journal of Mechanical Design indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Mechanical Design is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Mechanical Design?