Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISSN 0257-9731 · Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society · TAIWAN
Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.19; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 63 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers is published by Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society 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 Advanced machining processes and optimization, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques and Fuel Cells and Related Materials, together about 21.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering7.6%
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering7.1%
- Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering6.3%
- Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesEngineering6.3%
- Iterative Learning Control SystemsEngineering5.5%
- Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringEngineering5%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering5%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering4.5%
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
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
- 0.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 364 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0257-9731
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers
What CAS zone is Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers 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 Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.19; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers 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; 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: .