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Mechanical Sciences

Mechanical Sciences is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.8), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Copernicus Publications.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2191-9151Verify ISSN ↗2191-916XVerify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Copernicus Publications

Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEOpen Access

2.8

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 199 of 425 · 53rd pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2010–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

2.8

SJR · SCImago

0.343

Q2 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q2 · 53rd pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	199 / 425	53rd	Q2
Mechanical Engineering	379 / 740	48th	Q3
Control and Systems Engineering	200 / 390	48th	Q3
Civil and Structural Engineering	230 / 434	47th	Q3
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes	53 / 99	46th	Q3
Mechanics of Materials	230 / 408	43rd	Q3

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

Collections

SCIE

Quick answers

Is Mechanical Sciences indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2010–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.8.

What quartile is Mechanical Sciences in Scopus?

Mechanical Sciences is Q2 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (rank 199 of 425), Q3 in Mechanical Engineering (rank 379 of 740) and Q3 in Control and Systems Engineering (rank 200 of 390), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Mechanical Sciences?

Mechanical Sciences 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 2.8, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 53rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.343, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 37.

How much does it cost to publish in Mechanical Sciences?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$765 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 Mechanical Sciences and what is its ISSN?

Mechanical Sciences is published by Copernicus Publications. Its print ISSN is 2191-9151 and its online ISSN is 2191-916X.

Is Mechanical Sciences in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.

Is Mechanical Sciences open access?

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

How well cited is Mechanical Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Mechanical Sciences has an h-index of 38 and a 2-year mean of 1.69 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #176 of 359 Scopus journals in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

h-index

1.69

2-yr mean citations

200

i10-index

697

works indexed

7,032

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$765

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

#176 of 359 Top 50% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

#330 of 641 Bottom 49% Mechanical Engineering

#154 of 306 Bottom 50% Control and Systems Engineering

Papers published per year

Mechanical Sciences published 68 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 91. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsPiezoelectric Actuators and ControlSoft Robotics and ApplicationsGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis

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 Mechanical Sciences? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026

In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from China (93.3%), United Kingdom (1%) and Netherlands (1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

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

Are there integrity warnings for Mechanical Sciences? — 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
Author concentration93.3% of recent authorship from China

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 · 2191-9151 ↗ISSN Portal · 2191-916X ↗

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