Journal profile
Open Geomechanics
ISSN 2644-9676 · Centre Mersenne · France
Open Geomechanics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Geomechanics is published by Centre Mersenne. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Rock Mechanics and Modeling and Soil and Unsaturated Flow, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Open Geomechanics has the ambition to provide an open platform for the dissemination of scientific research in geomechanics in all forms. This means that research manuscripts (in any geomechanics related topics such as analytical, numerical or experimental studies) or case studies, negative results, as well as replicability or reproducibility studies are welcome. Manuscripts of most lengths are accepted, indicatively 5-20 pages would generally be suggested.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering19.4%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering18.1%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering9.7%
- Soil, Finite Element MethodsEngineering8.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering6.9%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering5.6%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering4.2%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering2.8%
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
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,022Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted1
- editorial(Updated 23 January 2020) We have based our editorial practices on the Committee on Publication Ethics Core Practices and the relevant ICJME Recommendations, an…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship and contribution
Authors retain their rights. Model summary
Open Geomechanics requires that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria: Substantial contributions to the conception or de- sign of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND Final approval of the version to be published; AND Agreement to be accountable for all aspec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest/competing interests
All participants in the peer-review and publication process — not only authors but also peer reviewers, editors, and editorial board members of journals — must consider and disclose their relationships and activities when fulfilling their roles in the process of article review and publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Authors are strongly encouraged to share data during review and after publication. Model summary
Open Geomechanics strongly encourages all authors to share the data used in their publications both during the review process and after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Allegations of misconduct
When scientific misconduct is alleged, or concerns are otherwise raised about the conduct or integrity of work described in submitted or published papers, the editor will initiate appropriate procedures detailed by the Committee on Publication Ethics, consider informing the institutions and funders, and may choose to publish an expression of concern pending the outcomes of those procedures. If the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Accepted papers are distributed under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA license, with LaTeX sources made available to readers. Model summary
Accepted papers will be distributed with a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA license, and LaTeX sources are made available to readers, to facilitate accessibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond Open Access journal with no article processing charge and no charge to read articles. Model summary
We are a Diamond Open Access journal, so there is no article processing charge, and no charge to read the articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review processes
Only LaTeX submissions are accepted. Model summary
Open Geomechanics takes reviewing seriously. We use a double blind review system, where the author information is hidden from reviewers, and vice versa (see this paper for an interesting findings regarding review quality with and without double blinding). In Open Geomechanics, this anonymity exists only until a paper is accepted. If a manuscript is accepted for publication, edited versions of the …
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
- Centre Mersenne
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2644-9676
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Open Geomechanics
How long does peer review take at Open Geomechanics?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Open Geomechanics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Geomechanics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Open Geomechanics open access, and what is the APC?
Open Geomechanics 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .