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Machines

Machines is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.1), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2075-1702Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access

6.1

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 19 of 198 · 90th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2013–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

6.1

SJR · SCImago

0.591

Q2 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 90th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Control and Optimization	19 / 198	90th	Q1
Mechanical Engineering	166 / 740	77th	Q1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	252 / 1030	75th	Q1
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	106 / 425	75th	Q1
Control and Systems Engineering	107 / 390	72nd	Q2
Computer Science (miscellaneous)	53 / 179	70th	Q2

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Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)

Collections

SCIE

Quick answers

Is Machines indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2013–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.1.

What quartile is Machines in Scopus?

Machines is Q1 in Control and Optimization (rank 19 of 198), Q1 in Mechanical Engineering (rank 166 of 740) and Q1 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (rank 252 of 1030), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Machines?

Machines is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 6.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 90th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.591, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 55.

How much does it cost to publish in Machines?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,896 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.

Who publishes Machines and what is its ISSN?

Machines is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). Its ISSN is 2075-1702.

Is Machines in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.

Is Machines open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Machines? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Machines has an h-index of 66 and a 2-year mean of 3.59 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #19 of 129 Scopus journals in Control and Optimization.

h-index

3.59

2-yr mean citations

1,637

i10-index

6,251

works indexed

54,455

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$2,896

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#19 of 129 Top 15% Control and Optimization

#153 of 641 Top 24% Mechanical Engineering

#196 of 744 Top 27% Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Papers published per year

Machines published 1,184 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 1,260. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Machine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisAdvanced machining processes and optimizationHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Machines? — latest 99 articles, 2026

In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (49.8%), Türkiye (5.6%) and United States (3.5%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Machines? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2075-1702 ↗

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