Journal profile · Mechanics
ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
ISSN 0044-2267 · eISSN 1521-4001 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Monthly
ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,460; median 237 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 401 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag 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 Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Engineering and Materials Science Studies and Mathematics and Applications, together about 26% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ZAMM is one of the oldest journals in the field of applied mathematics and mechanics and is read by scientists all over the world. The aim and scope of ZAMM is the publication of new results and review articles and information on applied mathematics (mainly numerical mathematics and various applications of analysis, in particular numerical aspects of differential and integral equations), on the entire field of theoretical and applied mechanics (solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics). ZAMM is also open to essential contributions on mathematics in industrial applications. – Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics ISSN: 0044-2267 (print). 1521-4001 (online). How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef, PubMed, or ISI Web of Knowledge), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "ZAMM" (all one word, no spaces or punctuation).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mechanics
Editor-in-chief Dr.-Ing. Holm AltenbachPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesEngineering12.9%
- Engineering and Materials Science StudiesEngineering7.6%
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics5.5%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering5.4%
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics5.3%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering4.9%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering4.8%
- Scientific Research and DiscoveriesPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
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 | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 3 |
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 | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | 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
Web of ScienceINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 3.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,893OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 371LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 21,992 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 295 | 63 | 119 |
| 2025 | 401 | 132 | 1,091 |
| 2024 | 405 | 162 | 2,649 |
| 2023 | 293 | 152 | 2,637 |
| 2022 | 254 | 44 | 1,813 |
| 2021 | 186 | 47 | 1,615 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
237 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 383 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 267 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (826 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 73 daysPublisher 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,460 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,330 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4
- book reviewZAMM is currently accepting the following article types: Original Papers, Book Review, Review Article and Special Issue Article.Length not stated
- original papersZAMM is currently accepting the following article types: Original Papers, Book Review, Review Article and Special Issue Article.Length not stated
- review articleZAMM is currently accepting the following article types: Original Papers, Book Review, Review Article and Special Issue Article.Length not stated
- special issue articleZAMM is currently accepting the following article types: Original Papers, Book Review, Review Article and Special Issue Article.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Submission implies the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere except as a brief abstract in proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. Model summary
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Journal encourages data sharing via public repositories and requires a data accessibility statement with a repository link. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Journal is a member of COPE and uses iThenticate's CrossCheck software to detect overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Permission must be obtained for reproduction of copyrighted third-party material, with credit shown in the contribution. Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints PREPRINT POLICY
Preprint policy: considers articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers; authors may post submitted versions to non-commercial servers and should update pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Model summary
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0044-2267
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-4001
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 106, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
What CAS zone is ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied / Mechanics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.49; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 237 days (interquartile range 128–383 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. 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 ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 6; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik open access, and what is the APC?
ZAMM-Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,460.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .