Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
FME Transactions
ISSN 1451-2092 · eISSN 2406-128X · University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade · Serbia
FME Transactions: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FME Transactions is published by University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade 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 Advanced machining processes and optimization, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal FME Transactions publishes original papers from: Applied Mechanics, Fluids Engineering, Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Robotics, Material Science, Tribology, Combustion, Mechanical Design and Machine Dynamics, Productional, Industrial, Agricultural, Aerospace, Processing, Railway, Biomedical and Control Engineering, Mechanization, Hydro- and Thermo-power Systems, Internal Combustion Engines and Vehicle Dynamics, Energy Resources Technology, Military Technology, Naval Architecture, and Applied and Industrial Mathematics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Editor-in-chief Boško RašuoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering10.1%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering7.8%
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering5.9%
- Advanced Machining and Optimization TechniquesEngineering5.5%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering4.6%
- Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering4.5%
- Engineering Technology and MethodologiesEngineering4.3%
- Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchEngineering4%
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Dimensions, Crossref, SCIndeksPublisher 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 (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 331OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 31.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,053 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 14 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 212 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 295 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 504 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | 711 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| 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 accepted1
- types of papersTypes of papersLength not stated
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 Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1451-2092
- Electronic ISSN
- 2406-128X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about FME Transactions
What CAS zone is FME Transactions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, FME Transactions is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical. 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 FME Transactions?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at FME Transactions?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index FME Transactions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FME Transactions is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is FME Transactions open access, and what is the APC?
FME Transactions 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: .