Journal profile · Engineering-Computational Mechanics
International Journal of Mechanics
ISSN 1998-4448 · North Atlantic University Union NAUN
International Journal of Mechanics: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Mechanics is published by North Atlantic University Union NAUN. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, Advanced machining processes and optimization and Cellular and Composite Structures, together about 18.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Plasticity, Fracture and Damage Mechanics, Mechanics of Nanomaterials, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Damage Identification and Non Destructive Evaluation (NDE), Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Geomechanics and Mechanics of Granular Materials, Flows in Porous Media, Impact and Multibody, Dynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Structural Dynamics and Control, Dynamic Instability and Buckling, Vibrations, Acoustics and Noise Control, Manufacturing Processes, Advanced Materials and Smart Structures, Micro ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS), Mechatronics, Transport Phenomena in Micro/Nanoscale, Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Turbulence and Multiphase Flows, Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Surface Engineering and Contact Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Compressible Flows, Applications
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Computational Mechanics
Editor-in-chief Joeseph QuartieriPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering6.7%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering5.9%
- Cellular and Composite StructuresEngineering5.9%
- Heat Transfer and Numerical MethodsEngineering5.9%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering5%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering5%
- Advanced Machining and Optimization TechniquesEngineering5%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computational Mechanics | Q4 | 78/99 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | Q4 | 597/740 | — |
| Mechanics of Materials | Q4 | 350/408 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 24 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 45 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 43 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 66 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 69 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Publication ethics
COPE-based Publication ethics and Malpractice Statement Model summary
Strict COPE-based Publication ethics and Malpractice Statement: https://www.naun.org/cms.action?id=5663
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism and self-plagiarism checked by Turnitin before peer review Model summary
Before the peer-review, each article in NAUN Journals and Conferences are checked for possible plagiarism and self-plagiarism by Turnitin
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Contents archived in Portico Model summary
The NAUN Contents are archived in Portico.
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
- North Atlantic University Union NAUN
- ISSN
- 1998-4448
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Mechanics
Which databases index International Journal of Mechanics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Mechanics is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Mechanics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Mechanics 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; 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: .