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Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering

Higher Education Press Limited Company · China · Est. 2011

ISSN2095-0233

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 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

0.865

H-Indexi

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—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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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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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

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

2018

979

2019

590

2020

1.3k

2021

1.3k

2022

957

2023

467

2024

174

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. 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.