Journal profile · Mechanics
Applied Mechanics Reviews
ISSN 0003-6900 · eISSN 1088-8535 · American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Applied Mechanics Reviews: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 18.44; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Mechanics Reviews is published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Structural Analysis and Optimization, together about 22.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Applied Mechanics Reviews (AMR) is an international review journal that serves as a premier venue for dissemination of material across all subdisciplines of applied mechanics and engineering science, including fluid and solid mechanics, heat transfer, dynamics and vibration, and applications. AMR provides an archival repository for state-of-the-art and retrospective survey articles and reviews of research areas and curricular developments. The journal invites commentary on research and education policy in different countries. The journal also invites original tutorial and educational material in applied mechanics targeting non-specialist audiences, including undergraduate and K-12 students.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mechanics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering8.2%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering7.8%
- Structural Analysis and OptimizationEngineering6.5%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering6.5%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering6.3%
- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsEngineering5.9%
- Elasticity and Material ModelingEngineering4.8%
- Mechanical Behavior of CompositesEngineering4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 18.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 28.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 206OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,054OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,736 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 4 | 30 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 185 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 182 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 | 565 |
| 2022 | 17 | 4 | 882 |
| 2021 | 13 | 5 | 956 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0003-6900
- Electronic ISSN
- 1088-8535
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Mechanics Reviews
What CAS zone is Applied Mechanics Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Mechanics Reviews is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Mechanics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Applied Mechanics Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 18.44; CiteScore 28.3, h-index 206.
How long does peer review take at Applied Mechanics Reviews?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Which databases index Applied Mechanics Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Mechanics Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Applied Mechanics Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Mechanics Reviews is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .