Journal profile
Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars
ISSN 1804-9338 · Sciendo · Poland
Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Engine and Fuel Emissions and Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MECCA is a scientific journal published by CTU in Prague. The main title is accompanied by the subtitle Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars, which defines the scope of the journal more precisely - MECCA covers a wide spectrum of transport topics, vehicles and safety. Our aim is to be a high-quality multi-disciplinary journal publishing the results of basic research and also applied research. We place emphasis on the quality of all published papers. The journal should also serve as a bridge between basic research in natural sciences and applied research in all technical disciplines. The innovative research results published by young researchers or by postdoctoral fellows, and also the high-quality papers by researchers from the international scientific community, reflect the good position of CTU in the World University Rankings. We hope that you will find our journal interesting, and that it will serve as a valuable source of scientific information.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jan MacekPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 2, Slovakia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering19.6%
- Engine and Fuel EmissionsEngineering15.1%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering7.8%
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control SystemsEngineering6.1%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering5.3%
- Mechanical Engineering Research and ApplicationsEngineering5.3%
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicle TechnologiesEngineering4.1%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering3.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 103 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons CC-BY license Model summary
Creative Commons Attribution License The Effect of Open Access
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Fully open access Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Editorial board assessment followed by double blind review by at least two independent reviewers Model summary
MECCA covers a wide spectrum of transport topics, vehicles and safety. We welcome high-quality scientific work that has not previously been published and that contains outputs that are beneficial and original. To detect plagiarism and check submitted contributions, the editors use SimilarityCheck tool. All papers are assessed by the editorial board, and accepted papers are then reviewed by at leas…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with SimilarityCheck Model summary
All submitted articles are screened for plagiarism by SimilarityCheck.
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1804-9338
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars
How long does peer review take at Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: LaTeX; Suggested reviewers: 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 Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (2) and Slovakia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .