Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Mechanical Sciences
ISSN 2191-9151 · eISSN 2191-916X · Copernicus GmbH · GERMANY
Mechanical Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 29 weeks (community reports); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mechanical Sciences is published by Copernicus GmbH 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 Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics, Piezoelectric Actuators and Control and Soft Robotics and Applications, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The interactive open-access journal Mechanical Sciences (MS) is an international forum for the dissemination of original contributions in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. Its main ambition is to provide a platform for young researchers to build up a portfolio of high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Mainland China 3, Italy 3, Iran 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering12.8%
- Piezoelectric Actuators and ControlEngineering8.1%
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering6.9%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering5.5%
- Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchEngineering5.4%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering5.3%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering5%
- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsEngineering4.4%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 697 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 61 | 24 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 130 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 154 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 224 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 513 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | 687 |
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 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 710 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 710 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 710 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License for all site content except where otherwise noted. Model summary
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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
- Copernicus GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2191-9151
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-916X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mechanical Sciences
What CAS zone is Mechanical Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mechanical Sciences 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 Mechanical Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Mechanical Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 29 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 Mechanical Sciences based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (3), Italy (3) and Iran (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mechanical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mechanical Sciences is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Mechanical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Mechanical Sciences 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .