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Mechanical Sciences

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 2010

ISSN2191-9151eISSN2191-916X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.343

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.634

Total Worksi

659

Total Citationsi

6,529

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal Mechanical Sciences (MS) is an international forum for the dissemination of original contributions in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. Its main ambition is to provide a platform for young researchers to build up a portfolio of high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles. Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more. Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more. Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you f

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications659

Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications

OA Since2009

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~29 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Copernicus Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2191-9151 / 2191-916X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

627

2019

410

2020

653

2021

480

2022

199

2023

131

2024

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.

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ2

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ3

Control and Systems EngineeringQ3

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ3

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Mechanics of MaterialsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Civil and Structural EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsPiezoelectric Actuators and ControlSoft Robotics and ApplicationsMechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisAdvanced machining processes and optimizationRobot Manipulation and LearningIterative Learning Control SystemsDynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsTribology and Lubrication Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Mechanical Sciences

Is Mechanical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mechanical Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Mechanical Sciences?

Mechanical Sciences 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 1.23.

Is Mechanical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mechanical Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.