Journal profile · Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN 2297-3079 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 149 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is published by Frontiers Media S.A. 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 Combustion Engine Technologies, Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions and Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is a multidisciplinary journal that aims to capture and bridge the gap between various areas of research in the field of mechanical engineering. The journal is led by Field Chief Editor Prof Michael Khonsari (Louisiana State University, USA). Indexed in Scopus, the DOAJ, Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), and others, this journal welcomes research contributions that advance developments in mechanical sciences and their engineering applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: biomechanical engineering digital manufacturing engine and automotive engineering fluid mechanics heat transfer mechanisms and applications mechatronics micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems solid and structural mechanics tribology turbomachinery vibration systems. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering accepts original, theoretical, experimental, and applied methods of research related to mechanical sciences and their engineering applications, and welcomes submissions in proven and replicable discoveries, reviews and commentaries across the field. Research of an inter-or multidisciplinary nature is encouraged. As well as original research papers, the journal welcomes brief research reports, corrections, data reports, editorials, hypothesis & theory, methods, mini reviews, opinions, perspectives, reviews, systematic reviews, technology and codes. Manuscripts that focus solely on theoretical aspects of digital technology, frequency analysis, or methodology without a relevance to mechanical engineering are not suitable for publication in this journal. The journal's scope does not include purely theoretical or abstract studies that lack relevance to practical applications in the field of mechanical engineering. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is committed to advancing developments in the field of mechanical engineering by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 4, Hong Kong, China 2, Germany 2, Canada 2, Greece 2 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering10.3%
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEngineering9.9%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering6.2%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering6%
- Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringEngineering5.3%
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering4.9%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexESCIWeb of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, Crossref, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), CNPIEC, CNKI Scholar, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA, OpenAIRE
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)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 317OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,104 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 223 | 223 | 85 |
| 2025 | 149 | 149 | 345 |
| 2024 | 140 | 140 | 895 |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | 1,361 |
| 2022 | 128 | 128 | 1,594 |
| 2021 | 121 | 121 | 1,638 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 1,175 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,175 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,285 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Article types accepted14
- brief research reportBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- correctionBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- data reportBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- editorialBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- fair² dataBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- hypothesis and theoryBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- methodsBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- mini reviewBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- opinionBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- original researchBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- perspectiveBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- reviewBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- systematic reviewBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
- technology and codeBrief Research Report, Correction, Data Report, Editorial, FAIR² Data, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Rev…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics. Model summary
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
Frontiers is fully compliant with open access mandates, by publishing its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC-BY). Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
We use the single anonymized peer review model: The reviewers' identities are not made visible to the author The authors' identities are visible to the reviewer Reviewer and the author identities are visible to the decision-making editor. Model summary
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2297-3079
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Mechanics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: LaTeX and Word. 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 Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), Hong Kong, China (2) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, ESCI, Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .