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Archive of Applied Mechanics

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1929

ISSN1432-0681

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

155

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 140d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.505

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.977

Total Worksi

6,332

Total Citationsi

84,220

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Archive of Applied Mechanics is a scholarly platform for original research in all facets of theoretical and applied mechanics. Presents new results and methods in solid and fluid mechanics, dynamics, vibrations, and control. Includes related disciplines useful to engineering practice. Emphasizes on topics like thermodynamics of materials, material modeling, multi-physics, and mechanical properties of materials. Encourages the use of new analytical, numerical and experimental methods.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1929

Annual Volume~ 217 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,332

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-0681

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

148

2.4k

2019

186

2.8k

2020

231

2021

277

2.5k

2022

174

1.4k

2023

215

1.2k

2024

262

724

2025

131

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 EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationNumerical methods in engineeringEngineering and Materials Science StudiesVibration and Dynamic AnalysisCivil and Structural Engineering ResearchPhysics and Engineering Research ArticlesComposite Material MechanicsNonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structuresStructural Analysis and OptimizationElasticity and Wave Propagation

Frequently asked questions about Archive of Applied Mechanics

Is Archive of Applied Mechanics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archive of Applied Mechanics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Archive of Applied Mechanics?

Archive of Applied 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 2.73.

Is Archive of Applied Mechanics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archive of Applied Mechanics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.