Journal profile · Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Archives of Mechanics
ISSN 0373-2029 · Polish Academy of Sciences · POLAND · Bimonthly
Archives of Mechanics: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.63; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Mechanics is published by Polish Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Elasticity and Material Modeling, Composite Material Mechanics and Elasticity and Wave Propagation, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Mechanics provides a forum for original research on mechanics of solids, fluids and discrete systems, including the development of mathematical methods for solving mechanical problems. The journal encompasses all aspects of the field, with the emphasis placed on: -mechanics of materials: elasticity, plasticity, time-dependent phenomena, phase transformation, damage, fracture; physical and experimental foundations, micromechanics, thermodynamics, instabilities; -methods and problems in continuum mechanics: general theory and novel applications, thermomechanics, structural analysis, porous media, contact problems; -dynamics of material systems; -fluid flows and interactions with solids. Papers published in the Archives should contain original contributions dealing with theoretical, experimental, or numerical aspects of mechanical problems listed above. The journal publishes also current announcements and information about important scientific events of possible interest to its readers, like conferences, congresses, symposia, work-shops, courses, etc. Occasionally, special issues of the journal may be devoted to publication of all or selected papers presented at international conferences or other scientific meetings. However, all papers intended for such an issue are subjected to the usual reviewing and acceptance procedure.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Elasticity and Material ModelingEngineering8.7%
- Composite Material MechanicsEngineering8%
- Elasticity and Wave PropagationEngineering7.3%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering7%
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science7%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering5.8%
- Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic PhenomenaEngineering5.5%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.63LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 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 |
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
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0373-2029
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Mechanics
What CAS zone is Archives of Mechanics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Mechanics is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Characterization & Testing / Mechanics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Mechanics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.63; CiteScore 2, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Mechanics?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
Which databases index Archives of Mechanics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Mechanics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Archives of Mechanics open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Mechanics 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; 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: .