Journal profile
Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics
ISSN 2726-6141 · INRIA · France
Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 42 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics is published by INRIA. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fatigue and fracture mechanics, Numerical methods in engineering and Mechanical Behavior of Composites, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims The Journal of Theoretical, Computational and Applied Mechanics is a scholarly overlay journal, provided on a Fair Open Access basis, without cost to both readers and authors (Diamond Open Access). The Journal aims to select publications of the highest scientific calibre in the form of either original research papers or reviews. Scope The focus is placed on contributions of fundamental importance in the broad domain of solid mechanics, mechanics of materials and structures. The journal aims to achieve a balance between theoretical, numerical, applied and experimental research. While rooted in mechanics, the journal strives to bridge to a broad range of scientific disciplines beyond engineering, namely applied mathematics and numerical methods, materials science, applied physics and geophysics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to mechanics and physics of solids and materials experimental mechanics computational methods in mechanics, mechanics of structures theoritical mechanics and applied mathematics to mechanics constitutive modelling: plasticity, damage and fracture mechanics data-driven mechanics and modeling, machine learning techniques, uncertainty quantification in mechanics non linear dynamics and non-smooth dynamics: impact, wave propagation and vibration and oriented based articles on bio-mechanics, geo-mechanics, composites, multi-body systems, fluid-solid interaction, mechanics of interfaces. ... The journal also invites articles of an expository nature. These should be clearly identified as such on submission and in the abstract to ensure appropriate review. Data and software papers are also welcome. There is no page limit for expository articles. Other articles should be of length commensurate with the scope of their original contribution. Fair open access In terms of governance, the journal is committed to the principles of Fair Open Access: JTCAM is owned and controlled by the scholarly community as outlined in the Constitution. The authors retain copyright of their works, which are published under a standard open access license as outlined in the Editorial Policy. All articles are assigned a DOI and are freely available to the public at no cost for the authors. The JTCAM overlay journal is housed in the Épisciences platform, as described in the submission guide for authors. In addition to the FAIR principles, we are implementing a policy of Genuine open access. Journal indexation Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named France 19, United States 8, Switzerland 5, Germany 3, Italy 3 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fatigue and fracture mechanicsEngineering11.9%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering10.5%
- Mechanical Behavior of CompositesEngineering7%
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsEngineering7%
- Composite Material MechanicsEngineering7%
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science4.9%
- Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesEngineering4.9%
- Elasticity and Wave PropagationEngineering4.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH), Jisc Open Policy Finder (Jisc), Mir@bel (Mir@bel), Free Journal Network (FJN), OpenAlex catalogue (OpenAlex), Zeitschriften Datenbank (ZDB), EZB Electronic Journals Library (EZB)Publisher website
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 65 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 68 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 70 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 64 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
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 42 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 42 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single 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 | — |
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 Fair open access
Supports SF DORA declaration; opposed to proprietary indexing systems such as Scopus or Web of Science. Model summary
In terms of governance, the journal is committed to the principles of Fair Open Access: JTCAM is owned and controlled by the scholarly community as outlined in the Constitution. The authors retain copyright of their works, which are published under a standard open access license as outlined in the Editorial Policy. All articles are assigned a DOI and are freely available to the public at no cost f…
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
- INRIA
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2726-6141
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics
How long does peer review take at Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics?
Authors report an average review time of about 42 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (19), United States (8) and Switzerland (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .