Journal profile · ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Rock and Soil Mechanics
ISSN 1000-7598 · Academia Sinica · China
Rock and Soil Mechanics: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rock and Soil Mechanics is published by Academia Sinica and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geomechanics and Mining Engineering, Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research and Soil, Finite Element Methods, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geomechanics and Mining EngineeringEngineering16.3%
- Civil and Geotechnical Engineering ResearchEngineering14%
- Soil, Finite Element MethodsEngineering10.1%
- Geoscience and Mining TechnologyEngineering9%
- Grouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsEngineering6.8%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering6.7%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering5.4%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 2 |
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, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 399OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 327LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 84 | 84 | 283 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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-ND |
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
- Academia Sinica
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1000-7598
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rock and Soil Mechanics
What CAS zone is Rock and Soil Mechanics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rock and Soil Mechanics is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Geological. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Rock and Soil Mechanics?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Rock and Soil Mechanics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rock and Soil Mechanics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Rock and Soil Mechanics open access, and what is the APC?
Rock and Soil Mechanics 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .