Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
ISSN 1081-2865 · eISSN 1741-3028 · SAGE Publications Inc. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1995
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.78; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 166 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Elasticity and Material Modeling, Numerical methods in engineering and Composite Material Mechanics, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (MMS) is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original innovative research in solid mechanics and materials science. The central aim of MMS is to publish original, well-written and self-contained research that elucidates the mechanical behaviour of solids with particular emphasis on mathematical principles. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief David J SteigmannPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 20, Italy 9, United Kingdom 8, Germany 5, France 3 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Elasticity and Material ModelingEngineering13.6%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering11.4%
- Composite Material MechanicsEngineering10.6%
- Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structuresMaterials Science8.5%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering8.3%
- Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic PhenomenaEngineering7%
- Elasticity and Wave PropagationEngineering6.9%
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science4.7%
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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | 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
- 1.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 842OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 159LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,427 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 148 | 48 | 72 |
| 2025 | 166 | 64 | 213 |
| 2024 | 138 | 60 | 483 |
| 2023 | 120 | 49 | 742 |
| 2022 | 173 | 47 | 1,309 |
| 2021 | 127 | 32 | 1,394 |
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 7 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 41.4%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Special Issue Call for PapersDeadline
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11
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- editorialPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids publishes original, we…Length not stated
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- opinionPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids publishes original, we…Length not stated
- original research articlePlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids publishes original, we…Length not stated
- perspectivePlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids publishes original, we…Length not stated
- research articlePlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids publishes original, we…Length not stated
- reviewPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids publishes original, we…Length not stated
- short communicationPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids publishes original, we…Length not stated
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article. Optional open access publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1081-2865
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-3028
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
What CAS zone is Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Mechanics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.78; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41.4%. 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 Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Italy (9) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids open access, and what is the APC?
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .