Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Mechanical Engineering
ISSN 0025-6501 · American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1919
Mechanical Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.11; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mechanical Engineering is published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) 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 Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 24.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering10.5%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences6.9%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6.9%
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy4.9%
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering4.7%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering4.1%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,764 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 12 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 14 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 21 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1919
- ISSN
- 0025-6501
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mechanical Engineering
What CAS zone is Mechanical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mechanical Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mechanical Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.11; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Mechanical Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Mechanical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mechanical Engineering is indexed in Scopus.
Is Mechanical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Mechanical Engineering is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .