Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL-ROBOTICS
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME
ISSN 1942-4302 · eISSN 1942-4310 · American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · UNITED STATES · Founded 2009
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.12; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 118 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME is published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics, Soft Robotics and Applications and Robot Manipulation and Learning, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics publishes research contributions to the fundamental theory, algorithms, and applications for robotic and machine systems. Read more...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL-ROBOTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering19.2%
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering13.1%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering8.3%
- Piezoelectric Actuators and ControlEngineering6.8%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering5.9%
- Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering5%
- Advanced Materials and MechanicsEngineering4.7%
- Robotic Locomotion and ControlEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,019OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 189LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,939 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 22 | 20 |
| 2025 | 118 | 19 | 203 |
| 2024 | 162 | 21 | 749 |
| 2023 | 154 | 37 | 1,246 |
| 2022 | 138 | 20 | 1,660 |
| 2021 | 161 | 27 | 2,083 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access ASME Open Access
Publish Open Access in any of ASME’s journals. ASME offers an Institutional Open Access model allowing researchers to publish OA with a reduced or waived publishing charge. Contact your Sales Representative or ask your Engineering Department Head about ASME Institutional Open Access.
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
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1942-4302
- Electronic ISSN
- 1942-4310
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME
What CAS zone is Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Robotics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.12; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .