Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN 0039-2480 · eISSN 2536-3948 · Assoc. of Mechanical Eng. and Technicians of Slovenia · SLOVENIA · Monthly
STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.63; fully open access; review about 4 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING is published by Assoc. of Mechanical Eng. and Technicians of Slovenia 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 Advanced machining processes and optimization, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, together about 26.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Strojniški vestnik – Journal of Mechanical Engineering publishes theoretical and practice oriented papers, dealing with problems of modern technology (power and process engineering, structural and machine design, production engineering mechanism and materials, etc.) It considers activities such as: design, construction, operation, environmental protection, etc. in the field of mechanical engineering and other related branches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Editor-in-chief Miha Brojan Co-Editor-in-ChiefPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering12.1%
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering7.4%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering7.2%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering6.9%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering6.2%
- Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchEngineering6.1%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering5.2%
- Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesEngineering4.7%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.32Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 449OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 54 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 132 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 183 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 362 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 686 |
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 4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12.6%Publisher 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Access Model summary
The journal is published in Open Access.
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
- Assoc. of Mechanical Eng. and Technicians of Slovenia
- Country or region
- SLOVENIA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0039-2480
- Electronic ISSN
- 2536-3948
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
What CAS zone is STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 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 STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.63; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12.6%. 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 STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING open access, and what is the APC?
STROJNISKI VESTNIK-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .