Journal profile
Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering
ISSN 1454-9166 · eISSN 2247-8604 · University of Petrosani · Romania
Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Annals of the University of Petrosani, Mechanical Engineering publishes original scientific contributions in the broad field of Mechanical Engineering, including but not limited to ones related to the designing, manufacturing and operation of the mining machines in underground mines and open pits, mining mechanical installations, transports, equipment for industrial processes, machines building, hydraulic and pneumatic machines and industrial management, mechanics, strength of materials and mechanical vibrations. Besides theoretical, experimental, modeling and simulations articles linked to mechanical engineering, contributions in linked branches like Industrial and Transportation Engineering are welcome. Regular scientific articles, review articles and technical notes are all accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Prof.Eng.Habil. FlorinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 24, Poland 3, Hungary 3, Ukraine 2, India 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO Publishing Inc., Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Columbia University Libraries, New York, U.S.A., Suweco Scipio, Worldcat, University of Saskatchewan Library, University of Regensburg EZB, Google scholar, Mirabel Electronic Journals Index (SJSU), BASEPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- regular scientific articlesRegular scientific articles, review articles and technical notes are all accepted.Length not stated
- review articlesRegular scientific articles, review articles and technical notes are all accepted.Length not stated
- technical notesRegular scientific articles, review articles and technical notes are all accepted.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Ethics statement Model summary
The Annals of the University of Petrosani, Mechanical Engineering respects ethical integrity in publication according to COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright notice
Copyright notice Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of publication simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND), that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and publication in this journal, but no change to the work is allowed in any way.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access policy Model summary
The Annals of the University of Petrosani, Mechanical Engineering is an Open Access journal that allows free and unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users. No fees are charged for the processing of the articles and for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Article Review Process
All manuscripts undergo a double blind review procedure. First, the editorial board checks the manuscript for compliance with research topics covered by journal. Suitable papers are sent to two independent external reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The result of review process can be: -Accept the manuscript without modification; -Accept the manuscript with minor modification…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Petrosani
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1454-9166
- Electronic ISSN
- 2247-8604
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering
How long does peer review take at Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (24), Poland (3) and Hungary (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of the University of Petrosani Mechanical Engineering is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .