Journal profile · Mechanics
PMM JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS
ISSN 0021-8928 · Elsevier BV · RUSSIA · Bimonthly
PMM JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS: subscription journal; median 233 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 65 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PMM JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS is published by Elsevier BV. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Elasticity and Wave Propagation, Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies and Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is a cover to cover translation of the Russian journal Prikladnaya Matematika i Mekhanika, published by the Russian Academy of Sciences and reflecting all the major achievements of the Russian School of Mechanics.The journal is concerned with high-level mathematical investigations of modern physical and mechanical problems and reports current progress in this field. Special emphasis is placed on aeronautics and space science and such subjects as continuum mechanics, theory of elasticity, and mathematics of space flight guidance and control.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mechanics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Elasticity and Wave PropagationEngineering15.3%
- Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studiesEngineering8.6%
- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsEngineering6.8%
- Control and Stability of Dynamical SystemsEngineering6.5%
- Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical SystemsMathematics6.3%
- Contact Mechanics and Variational InequalitiesComputer Science5.4%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering5%
- Stability and Controllability of Differential EquationsEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modelling and Simulation | Q3 | 199/259 | 22nd |
| Mechanics of Materials | Q3 | 239/352 | 32nd |
| Applied Mathematics | Q3 | 318/460 | 30th |
| Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Q3 | 372/579 | 35th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,313OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,652 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 928 |
| 2025 | 65 | 0 | 1,608 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1,928 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2,195 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2,055 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2,296 |
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 Crossref · to
233 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 386 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 266 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (826 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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)
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to PMM JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Elasticity and Wave Propagation, Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4Expected review time233 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 95 articles, last 24 months · CrossrefReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0021-8928
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PMM JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS
How long does peer review take at PMM JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 233 days (interquartile range 132–386 days); 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.
Is PMM JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS open access, and what is the APC?
PMM JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .