Journal profile
Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings
ISSN 1815-5235 · eISSN 2587-8700 · Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) · Russian Federation
Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings is published by Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete and Structural Analysis and Optimization, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Review-and-analytical, scientific-and-technical journal Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings introduces readers to the achievements of domestic and foreign scientists in the field of geometry of spatial structures, design and strength analysis, stability, dynamics of building and machine-building structures. Mechanics of liquid, structural mechanics of rod structures, theory of elasticity, plasticity, shell theory, numerical methods of analysis of structures of diverse purposes, experimental methods of investigation are of score of the journal. The journal publishes review-and-analytical manuscripts on the mentioned above items, original papers devoted to prominent scientists dealing with static, dynamics, and buckling analysis, publishes reports discovering the achievement of Researching and Design Institutes or their laboratories and departments on the journal thematic parts. The geometry of middle surfaces of thin-walled shells, differential geometry of surfaces, architecture of space large-span structures and shells are also on the subject of the journal. The journal will be useful to scientists, researchers, teachers, postgraduate students, and to students of the last years of education of technical and architectural universities, as well as to specialists of Researching and Design Organizations of diverse profile. Journal's mission: to integrate the results of scientific and experimental works of Russian-speaking scientists and rich research experience of technical universities, Researching and Design Institutes of Russia into the international scientific community,to introduce the Russian-speaking researchers with the newest achievements of foreign colleagues and to provide the opportunities for united scientific-and-researching works;to be an international scientific platform for discussion and exchange of experience in the field of design and analysis of building and machine-building structures and erections for the beginners and prominent researches, and engineers,to provide relevant and high-quality scientific information in the field of architecture of space large-span structures and shells, design and analysis of building and machine-building structures and erections for scientists, researchers, engineers, architects, postgraduate students, and students.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Nikolai VatinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 16, Portugal 3, France 1, Canada 1, Poland 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Engineering and Materials AnalysisEngineering11.1%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering9.2%
- Structural Analysis and OptimizationEngineering8.7%
- Engineering Applied ResearchEngineering8.4%
- Elasticity and Wave PropagationEngineering6.4%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering6.3%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering6%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering5.8%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of ScienceScopusPublisher website
Other: White List RCSI, Russian Index of Science Citation, RCSI, WJCI, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Dimensions
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 505 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 117 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 120 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 115 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 161 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 159 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 130 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- letters to the editorceed 2000-3500 words. Short reports and letters to the editor should not exceed 1500 words. Please consult the MS Word built-in statistics service primain text ≤ 1,500 words
- literature reviewript from an original study, lecture or literature review (including tables and list of references) should exceed 2000-3500 words. Short reports and letters to …main text ≤ 3,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use AI Usage Policy
The contributors are supposed to provide: 1) a clear statement on the use of AI tools (including which tools were used and for what purpose), 2) reproducible materials (corpus inventory, link to the used materials, codebook, intermediate tables, and figure-generation files) to ensure research integrity.These materials can be provided as Appendices.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Manuscript must be in Microsoft Word format (*.docx, *.rtf) and follow the Author Guidelines. Model summary
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Supporting documents including a cover letter signed by all authors must be uploaded in PDF. Model summary
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The right of authorship belongs to the authors of articles. The authors transfer the rights to use the article (including the use and distribution of an article in the Open Access) to the publisher of the journal on a non-exclusive license (Publishing Agreement (Public Offer)). At the same time, authors remain full rightsholders. Publishing Agreement (Public Offer) to Publish an Article in an Acad…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediately upon publication. Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
A double-blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial staff of the journal. This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer. Members of the editorial board and leading global experts in corresponding areas of sciences, invited as independent r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
Original work only; not published elsewhere or under consideration by another journal. Model summary
Plagiarism takes many forms, from passing off another paper as the author(s) own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another(s) paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving
This journal follows the Green Open Access principles and permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal.
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
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 1815-5235
- Electronic ISSN
- 2587-8700
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings
How long does peer review take at Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (16), Portugal (3) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Web of Science and Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings open access, and what is the APC?
Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .