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Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1942-4302eISSN1942-4310

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.726

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.251

Total Worksi

1,887

Total Citationsi

32,890

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics publishes research contributions to the fundamental theory, algorithms, and applications for robotic and machine systems.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,887

Publisher OrgASM International

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Submission Info

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?

The 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?

1942-4302 / 1942-4310

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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

153

2.9k

2019

110

1.8k

2020

161

2021

138

1.6k

2022

154

1.2k

2023

162

708

2024

118

185

2025

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 EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MechanicalRobotics

Scopus Categories

Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsSoft Robotics and ApplicationsRobot Manipulation and LearningPiezoelectric Actuators and ControlProsthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceAdvanced Materials and MechanicsRobotic Locomotion and ControlDynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsStructural Analysis and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

Is Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics: 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 Mechanisms and Robotics?

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics 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 1.94.

Is Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics?