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Acta Mechanica

Springer-Verlag Wien · Austria · Est. 1965

ISSN1619-6937

SJR Q1✓ 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?

123

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 94d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.663

H-Indexi

121

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.048

Total Worksi

8,490

Total Citationsi

142,266

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Mechanica is an international journal focused on theoretical and applied mechanics. Covers a wide range of topics in solid and fluid mechanics. Special emphasis on the correlation of microstructure and constitutive properties in solids and fluids. Publishes papers on scale-dependence of constitutive properties of fluids and solids. Values originality in theoretical, experimental, and computational mechanics. Regularly publishes special issues and editor-invited reviews and perspectives.

General Information

Country / RegionAustria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

Frequency4 Vols. Of 4 Nos. (2 Double Issues) <, 1981- >

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,490

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer-Verlag Wien

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1619-6937

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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

245

3.5k

2019

281

4.4k

2020

228

2021

345

3.4k

2022

360

3.4k

2023

371

2.5k

2024

414

1.1k

2025

184

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.

Computational MechanicsQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanical EngineeringComputational Mechanics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationNumerical methods in engineeringNonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structuresComposite Material MechanicsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsElasticity and Material ModelingThermoelastic and Magnetoelastic PhenomenaElasticity and Wave PropagationVibration and Dynamic AnalysisStructural Analysis and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Acta Mechanica

Is Acta Mechanica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Mechanica: 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 Acta Mechanica?

Acta Mechanica 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 3.35.

Is Acta Mechanica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Mechanica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.