Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering
ISSN 2228-6187 · eISSN 2364-1835 · Springer International Publishing · IRAN · 4 issues per year · Founded 2016
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.14; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,290; median 114 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 125 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, Numerical methods in engineering and Vibration and Dynamic Analysis, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Mechanical Engineering is to foster the growth of scientific research in all branches of mechanical engineering and its related grounds and to provide a medium by means of which the fruits of these researches may be brought to the attentionof the world’s scientific communities. The journal has the focus on the frontier topics in the theoretical, mathematical, numerical, experimental and scientific developments in mechanical engineering as well as applications of established techniques to new domains in various mechanical engineering disciplines such as: Solid Mechanics, Kinematics, Dynamics Vibration and Control, Fluids Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Energy and Environment, Computational Mechanics, Bio Micro and Nano Mechanics and Design and Materials Engineering & Manufacturing. The editors will welcome papers from all professors and researchers from universities, research centers, organizations, companies and industries from all over the world in the hope that this will advance the scientific standards of the journal and provide a channel of communication between Iranian Scholars and their colleague in other parts of the world. Honorary Editor-in-Chief M. Yaghoubi Professor of Mechanical Engineering Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Editor-in-chief Mohammad RahimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 21, United States 2, Germany 1, Italy 1, Sweden 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering12.1%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering6.4%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering6.4%
- Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structuresMaterials Science5.8%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering5.7%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering5.6%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering4.6%
- Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic PhenomenaEngineering3.9%
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)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.14LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 246OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 80,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,066 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 5 | 21 |
| 2025 | 125 | 4 | 257 |
| 2024 | 94 | 5 | 458 |
| 2023 | 154 | 8 | 1,084 |
| 2022 | 104 | 3 | 783 |
| 2021 | 58 | 5 | 299 |
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
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 187 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (234 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review proce…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- IRAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2016
- ISSN
- 2228-6187
- Electronic ISSN
- 2364-1835
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering
What CAS zone is Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering 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 Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.14; CiteScore 4, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 72–187 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (21), United States (2) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,290.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .