International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
Last updated ISSN 0020-7403
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences is published by Elsevier BV in engineering. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,740.
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What it publishes
Recent work in International Journal of Mechanical Sciences concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
- Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
- Metallurgy and Material Forming
- Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
- Cellular and Composite Structures
- Structural Analysis and Optimization
- Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
- Numerical methods in engineering
- High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
- Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0020-7403, 1879-2162 |
| Subject area | Engineering |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $4,740 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 14,150 |
| Publishing since | 1960 |
| Journal website | www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-m |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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