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Discover Mechanical Engineering

Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Est. 2022

ISSN2731-6564eISSN2731-6564

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

/ 100

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?

147

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 121d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.481

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

214

Total Citationsi

636

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanics; Mechanical Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications214

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

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?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-6564 / 2731-6564

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

2022

349

2023

193

2024

173

2025

107

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MechanicalMechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAdditive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesAdvanced machining processes and optimizationMechanical Behavior of CompositesWelding Techniques and Residual StressesAdvanced Welding Techniques AnalysisNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesCellular and Composite StructuresManufacturing Process and OptimizationAluminum Alloys Composites Properties

Frequently asked questions about Discover Mechanical Engineering

Is Discover Mechanical Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Discover Mechanical Engineering: 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 Discover Mechanical Engineering?

Discover Mechanical Engineering 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 1.38.

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

Discover Mechanical Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Discover Mechanical Engineering?