Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
ISSN 0315-8977 · Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering · CANADA · Quarterly · Founded 1972
Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.19; hybrid open access; community-reported acceptance: 19.3%; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering is published by Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering 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 Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research and Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editors-in-Chief: Jerzy Maciej Floryan, Ph.D.; Aleksander Czekanski, Ph.D.Published since 1972, this journal reports new research in the field of mechanical engineering. Read More
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Editor-in-chief Jerzy Maciej FloryanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering11.1%
- Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchEngineering8.3%
- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsEngineering7.5%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering5.9%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering5.2%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering5.1%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering4.6%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering4.4%
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
- 1.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 53Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 268OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,050 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 25 | 37 |
| 2025 | 44 | 15 | 45 |
| 2024 | 58 | 14 | 159 |
| 2023 | 52 | 20 | 193 |
| 2022 | 54 | 18 | 229 |
| 2021 | 38 | 30 | 166 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- 19.3%LetPub ·
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- letter to the editorArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- letters to the editorArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- original researchArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- perspectiveArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- protocolArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- research articleArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- reviewArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contribution statement
Supply an author contribution statement, identifying authors by their initials and specifying contributions using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) roles as selected for each author in the peer-review system during submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests statement
Authors are responsible for disclosing all financial and non-financial relationships that might bias or be seen to bias their work. Supply a statement of competing interests during submission. Authors who are unsure what to list may wish to consult the ICMJE form for disclosure of competing interests. If there is nothing to declare, the statement should read: “The authors declare there are no comp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
Supply a data availability statement that says whether any, all, or portions of the data underpinning the work are available to others. Please refer to journal-specific guidelines for additional requirements on data availability. If data are available, specify how data can be accessed and under what conditions data can be reused. Supply repository name, persistent unique identifier (PID: DOI/compa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are encouraged to use reporting guidelines to enhance the transparency and reproducibility of their work. Up-to-date guidelines can be found at the EQUATOR Network, where authors may search or consult the GoodReports wizard to identify which guideline(s) to use. Page or line numbers should be used to identify each checklist item in the manuscript. A completed checklist may be requested by …
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
- Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0315-8977
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5020 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
What CAS zone is Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transactions of the Canadian Society for 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 Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.19; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 34.
Where are the editorial board members of Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical 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: .