Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CIVIL-ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
ISSN 1679-7825 · Brazilian Association of Computational Mechanics · BRAZIL
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures is published by Brazilian Association of Computational Mechanics 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, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Thank you for visiting the Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, LAJSS, a scientific engineering journal. Researchers all over the world are welcome to submit their papers to LAJSS covering theoretical, numerical and experimental topics in continuum and applied mechanics, in both their linear and non-linear aspects. Interest covers areas like Vibration : Dynamics : Aerospace and Automotive Engineering : Composite Materials : Experimental and Computational Mechanics : Material Modelling : Concrete : Earthquake Eng : Nanomechanics : Ocean Eng. : Optimization : Control : Continuum Mechanics : Waves : Fluid-struc. interaction. Articles of technological content will usually not be accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CIVIL-ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Editor-in-chief MARCÍLIO ALVESPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 2, Argentina 2 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering12.5%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering9.6%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering6.8%
- Structural Response to Dynamic LoadsEngineering6.6%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering6.4%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering5.2%
- High-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorMaterials Science5.1%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering4.6%
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, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | 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, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | 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, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, SOCOLAR
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 607OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,446 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 9 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 47 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 109 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 156 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 321 |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | 592 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- articleArticles of technological content will usually not be accepted.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Authors are requested to have an ORCID; all authors should indicate their contribution to the paper contents. Model summary
Authors are requested to have an ORCID. All authors should indicated their contribution to the paper contents.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Site content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY] that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into separate,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open-access journal, which means that all its content is made freely available to the user or their institution. Model summary
This is an open-access journal, which means that all its content is made freely available to the user or their institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind review strategy; usually two reviewers selected, a third used in cases of controversy; the Editor for a given article is disclosed to all readers in the final published paper. Model summary
LAJSS adopts a blind review strategy for analyses of the submitted papers. Usually, two reviewers are select for the reviewing process, a third being used in cases of controversy. The Editor for a given article is disclosed to all readers in the final published paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism I am aware that my submitted paper will be software checked against plagiarism.
An Article Processing Charge, APC, of 600 Euros will be charged from authors who have their paper accepted for publication. For submission, there is no fee. APC will be charged only when the authors receive an Acceptance Latter from the Editors. The authors can choose FAST TRACK MODE, which guarantees that their paper will be published within 35 days. APC for FAST TRACK MODE is 1200 Euros. To opt …
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
- Brazilian Association of Computational Mechanics
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1679-7825
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
What CAS zone is Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Mechanical / Mechanics. 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 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.9; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (2) and Argentina (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures open access, and what is the APC?
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .