Journal profile · MECHANICS

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

ISSN 0137-6365 · eISSN 2083-831X · Sciendo · Poland

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 11 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor11From the journal's website, latest value
CAS zoneZone 4 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Engineering
Review timeabout 16 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCFully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year202025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica is published by Sciendo 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 Engineering and Soil Stabilization, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

An international journal ‘Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica’ covers new developments in the broad areas of geomechanics as well as structural mechanics. The journal welcomes contributions dealing with original theoretical, numerical as well as experimental work. The following topics are of special interest:Constitutive relations for geomaterials (soils, rocks, concrete, etc.)Modeling of mechanical behaviour of heterogeneous materials at different scalesAnalysis of coupled thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical problemsModeling of instabilities and localized deformationExperimental investigations of material properties at different scalesNumerical algorithms: formulation and performanceApplication of numerical techniques to analysis of problems involving foundations, underground structures, slopes and embankmentRisk and reliability analysisAnalysis of concrete and masonry structuresModeling of case historiesRejection Rate:40%The journal Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, in years 2017-2018, received funding for the following tasks:Increase of foreign reviewers participation in the evaluation of the published content of Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica journal - financed under the agreement no. 602/P-DUN/2017 from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education funds for the Activity for Popularising Science.Raising the quality of the published content in Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica journal - financed under the agreement no. 602/P-DUN/2017 from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education funds for the Activity for Popularising Science.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): MECHANICS

Editor-in-chief MAREK CAŁAPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering14.1%
  2. Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering13.6%
  3. Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering11.3%
  4. Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering9.6%
  5. Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering4.7%
  6. Structural Engineering and Materials AnalysisEngineering4.5%
  7. Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEngineering4.3%
  8. Geotechnical and Mining EngineeringEngineering3.8%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorMechanicsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorMechanicsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

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

Impact factor (publisher)
11Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
1.9LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
19Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.27LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.77LetPub ·
h-index
23OpenAlex ·
i10-index
114OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.52OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
0%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
21LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 654 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026661
2025202016
2024282865
2023292986
20222626114
20213838129

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 16 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Peer reviewLetPub

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).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
LetPubNo APCNo—

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)

Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.

Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility

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
Sciendo
Country or region
Poland
Language
English
ISSN
0137-6365
Electronic ISSN
2083-831X
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

What CAS zone is Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mechanics. 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 Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica?

The journal's website gives an impact factor of 11; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 23.

How long does peer review take at Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica?

Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica open access, and what is the APC?

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.

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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .