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Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering

Higher Education Press Limited Company · China · Est. 2011

ISSN2095-0233

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

Total78

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

360

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 80d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.865

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.329

Total Worksi

724

Total Citationsi

17,512

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

ENGINEERING Mechanical Engineering is a forum for high-quality academic papers in all major branches of mechanical engineering. Presents the best research achievements of mechanical engineering professors and students. Reflects the science and technology underpinning the machinery industry. Explores theoretical and applied mechanical engineering. Publishes original research articles, review articles, viewpoints, and short communications. Sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications724

Publisher OrgHigher Education Press

Region🌍 Global South

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Higher Education Press Limited Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2095-0233

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.9k

2018

962

2019

571

2020

1.3k

2021

1.2k

2022

896

2023

417

2024

135

2025

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

Scopus Categories

Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced machining processes and optimizationAdvanced Surface Polishing TechniquesRobotic Mechanisms and DynamicsManufacturing Process and OptimizationSoft Robotics and ApplicationsGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisRobot Manipulation and LearningAdvanced Machining and Optimization TechniquesRobotic Locomotion and ControlProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering

Is Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering?

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.865.

Is Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering is indexed in Scopus.