Journal profile · Mechanics
APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION
ISSN 0253-4827 · eISSN 1573-2754 · Shanghai University · PEOPLES R CHINA · Monthly · Founded 1980
APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.78; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 131 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION is published by Shanghai University and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, Numerical methods in engineering and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Applied Mathematics and Mechanics is the English version of a journal on applied mathematics and mechanics published in the People's Republic of China. Our Editorial Committee, headed by Professor Chien Weizang, Ph.D., President of Shanghai University, consists of scientists in the fields of applied mathematics and mechanics from all over China.Founded by Professor Chien Weizang in 1980, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics became a bimonthly in 1981 and then a monthly in 1985. It is a comprehensive journal presenting original research papers on mechanics, mathematical methods and modeling in mechanics as well as applied mathematics relevant to neoteric mechanics.For manuscript submission:Editorial office of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, P.R. China, http://www.shangdapress.come-mail: amm@department.shu.edu.cn
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mechanics
Editor-in-chief Xingming GuoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 53 in mainland China (about 70%); most named Mainland China 53, United States 12, Hong Kong, China 2, Canada 2, United Kingdom 1 (76 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering10.6%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering8.2%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering7.2%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering7.1%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics6.1%
- Elasticity and Wave PropagationEngineering4.7%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering4.5%
- Structural Analysis and OptimizationEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- Impact factor
- 4.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,616OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 130LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 161,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 15 | 124 |
| 2025 | 131 | 15 | 980 |
| 2024 | 115 | 35 | 1,246 |
| 2023 | 126 | 30 | 1,882 |
| 2022 | 128 | 52 | 2,547 |
| 2021 | 110 | 40 | 2,205 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Shanghai University
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0253-4827
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-2754
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION
What CAS zone is APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied / Mechanics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.78; CiteScore 8, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION based?
Of the 76 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 53 (about 70%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (53), United States (12) and Hong Kong, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION open access, and what is the APC?
APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .