Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering
ISSN 0354-2025 · eISSN 2335-0164 · UNIV NIS · SERBIA
Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.27; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering is published by UNIV NIS 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 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions, Advanced machining processes and optimization and Tribology and Wear Analysis, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Facta Universitatis, series Mechanical Engineeringis a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes theoretical and practice oriented papers, covering the whole spectrum of Mechanical Engineering: Material EngineeringStructural Design and OptimizationStructural AnalysisProduction EngineeringSolid MechanicsDynamics and VibrationAutomation and Control SystemsThermal and Fluids EngineeringTransport and LogisticsTechnology Management and ForecastingAlternative TechnologyModern multidisciplinary fields:MechatronicsCoupled-Field ProblemsActive/Adaptive StructuresMBS-FEM CouplingBiomechanics and Biomedical Engineering The list is not exhaustive but rather illustrative demonstrating the broad range of Mechanical Engineering covered by the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Editor-in-chief Dragan MarinkovićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Serbia 9, Mainland China 5, Japan 3, India 3, Türkiye 3 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEngineering10.9%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering7.5%
- Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering7%
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysisEngineering5.8%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences5.3%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering4.8%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering4.6%
- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsEngineering4.1%
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Journal Citation ReportsPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 10.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 18.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 221OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 435 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 322 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 730 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 1,181 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 1,034 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 1,606 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- License & copyright
Authors sign a warranty and copyright agreement upon acceptance, before publication. Model summary
Authors are asked to sign a warranty and copyright agreement upon acceptance of their manuscript, before the manuscript can be published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
FACTA UNIVERSITATIS, Series Mechanical Engineering is an Open Access Journal in accordance with the Berlin Declaration. All articles can be downloaded free of charge for personal, educational and scientific purposes (Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC-ND). This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a great…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The submitted papers are subject to a peer review process in order to select for publishing the articles meeting the high standards of this journal on mechanical engineering. The reviewers’ identities are not disclosed to the authors, nor are the authors' identities disclosed to the reviewers. When a manuscript is submitted to Facta Univeristatis, Series: Mechanical Engineering, it undergoes an in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Conference paper submissions must contain a significant amount of new material and differ from previously published material by at least 40 percent. Model summary
The paper submitted to the journal should differ from the previously published material by at least 40 percent.
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
- UNIV NIS
- Country or region
- SERBIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0354-2025
- Electronic ISSN
- 2335-0164
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering
What CAS zone is Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical; 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 Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.27; CiteScore 18.3, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Serbia (9), Mainland China (5) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Facta Universitatis-Series 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .