Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics
ISSN 2767-1402 · Wiley · Australia
International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,500; median 89 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 48% (journal website); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics is published by Wiley 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 Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques and Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems, together about 21.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics (IJMSD) is an open-access journal that aims to systematically reveal the vital effect of mechanical system dynamics on the whole lifecycle of modern industrial equipment. The mechanical systems may vary in different scales and are integrated with electronic, electrical, optical, thermal, magnetic, acoustic, aero, fluidic systems, etc. The journal welcomes research and review articles on dynamics concerning advanced theory, modeling, computation, analysis, software, design, control, manufacturing, testing, and evaluation of general mechanical systems. The editorial board of IJMSD consists of 69 internationally renowned experts coming from 18 countries, including 21 members of the National Academy of Science or National Academy of Engineering of eight countries, 20 Editors-in-Chief of other international peer-reviewed journals in the related fields, and 17 (in-position or former) presidents/chairmen of international academic societies. Visit the ‘Editorial Board’ page for the full list of IJMSD editorial board members. ISSN: 2767-1402 (online). Aims and Scope Find out full information on the journal aims and scope here. Readership Scientists, engineers, educators, and students in the fields of mechanics, mechanical engineering, control engineering and more broadly in aeronautics, astronautics, marine engineering, transportation, and civil engineering. Keywords mechanical system dynamics; system dynamics; multi-physics coupling; large scale; multi scale; modeling; simulation; computation; software; sensitivity analysis; design; optimization; diagnosis; control; measurement; testing; manufacturing; evaluation. Indexing Information Applied Science & Technology Source (EBSCO Publishing) Applied Science & Technology Ultimate (EBSCO Publishing) COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Dimensions (Digital Science) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) INSPEC (IET) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Xiaoting RuiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 29 in mainland China (about 37%); most named Mainland China 29, United States 11, Germany 6, Italy 5, Canada 4 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vibration Control and Rheological FluidsEngineering8.1%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering6.8%
- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsEngineering6.5%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringEngineering5.2%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering4.5%
- 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 2 |
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
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Dimensions
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)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 55Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 80,307Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 256 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 4 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 403 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 410 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 331 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 931 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 796 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 141 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 54 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (111 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | USD 1,500 / GBP 1,250 / EUR 1,440 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,500 / EUR 1,440 / GBP 1,250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 4,000 / GBP 2,942 / EUR 3,468 | Yes | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, ma…Length not stated
- research articleResearch ArticlesLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
You will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. See the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on what to include in this section. Please ensure you liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
IJMSD encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors may provide a data availability statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published in their paper. Shared data should be cited. All accepted manuscripts may elect to publish a data av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC-BY license Model summary
All authors will be directed to the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) in accordance with funder mandates effective on 1 April 2013.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Understanding Open Access
Open access Model summary
As an open access journal, all articles in IJMSD are freely available to read, download and share immediately on publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial Peer-review and Acceptance
Single-blind peer review Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the (Co-) Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2767-1402
- Print ISSN
- 2767-1399
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Mechanics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 63–141 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48% (2025). 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 International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,000 words; Reference style: AMA; 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 International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 29 (about 37%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (29), United States (11) and Germany (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .