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Forces in Mechanics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-3597eISSN2666-3597

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.634

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.311

Total Worksi

328

Total Citationsi

3,352

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Mechanics; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 56 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications328

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-3597 / 2666-3597

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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

2020

891

2021

1.2k

2022

1.1k

2023

353

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.

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationNumerical methods in engineeringFatigue and fracture mechanicsMechanical Behavior of CompositesStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisCellular and Composite StructuresNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferVibration and Dynamic AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Forces in Mechanics

Is Forces in Mechanics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forces in Mechanics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Forces in Mechanics?

Forces in Mechanics 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 3.39.

Is Forces in Mechanics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forces in Mechanics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Forces in Mechanics?