International Journal of Geomechanics

International Journal of Geomechanics is published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, together about 46% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The International Journal of Geomechanics (IJOG) focuses on geomechanics with emphasis on theoretical aspects, including computational and analytical methods and related validations. Applications of interdisciplinary topics such as geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, mining and geological engineering, rock and blasting engineering, underground structures, infrastructure and pavement engineering, petroleum engineering, engineering geophysics, offshore and marine geotechnology, geothermal energy, lunar and planetary engineering, and ice mechanics fall within the scope of the journal. Specific topics covered include numerical and analytical methods; constitutive modeling including elasticity, plasticity, creep, localization, fracture and instabilities; neural networks, expert systems, optimization and reliability; statics and dynamics of interacting structures and foundations; liquid and gas flow through geologic media, contaminant transport and groundwater problems; borehole stability, geohazards such as earthquakes, landslides and subsidence; soil/rock improvement; and the development of model validations using laboratory and field measurements. ASCE strives to advance research across civil engineering and related disciplines that will help inform, develop, and inspire sustainable action. We therefore encourage authors to categorize their research using at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the United Nations.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL

Editor-in-chief Chandrakant S. DesaiPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, Macau, China 1, Canada 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

3.32LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

3.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

6.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

1LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.26LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

50LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

106OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

2,471OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

3.45OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

8.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

1.56%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

392LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

ISSN

1532-3641

Electronic ISSN

1943-5622

Latest issue on the website

Volume 26 (December 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website