Journal profile · ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
ISSN 0038-0741 · eISSN 1573-9279 · Springer US · RUSSIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1964
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.72; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 84 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is published by Springer US 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 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering provides the Western scientist and engineer with a look at Russian advances in soil mechanics, geotechnical theory and foundation engineering practice, construction techniques. Detailed contributions by leading scientists, experienced civil engineers offer insights into fundamental problems and current difficulties in the field, applicable innovative solutions, and recently developed guidelines for soil testing, base-construction interaction analyses and foundation design. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is a translation of the Russian journal Osnovaniya Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov. The Russian Volume Year is published in English from April. All articles are peer-reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Editor-in-chief Viktor N. RazbeginPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Russia 26, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, Australia 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEngineering18.1%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences7.5%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering7.5%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering6.3%
- Industrial Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering5.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering4.8%
- Geodetic Measurements and Engineering StructuresEngineering4.6%
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, Geological | 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, Geological | 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, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 21,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,596 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 84 | 1 | 59 |
| 2024 | 83 | 2 | 163 |
| 2023 | 79 | 2 | 144 |
| 2022 | 79 | 0 | 304 |
| 2021 | 75 | 3 | 402 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by one to three experts selected by the editorial board; editorial board makes final decision based on their recommendations. Model summary
Review procedure: manuscripts are peer-reviewed by one to three experts selected by the editorial board. The editorial board makes the final decision based on their recommendations.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1964
- ISSN
- 0038-0741
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-9279
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 2 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
What CAS zone is Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Geological. 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 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.72; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of over 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (26), Mainland China (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .