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Best open-access journals for Computational Mechanics

All 39 Computational Mechanics journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Computational Mechanics is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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  1. 1
    Alexandria Engineering Journal
    9.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  2. 2
    Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
    5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics
    4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  4. 4
    Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters
    3.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    Journal of Taibah University for Science
    4.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  6. 6
    Computation
    3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences
    2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Tech Science Press
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Fluids
    2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Isfahan University of Technology
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  10. 10
    Comptes Rendus Mécanique
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Académie des sciences
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  11. 11
    Journal of Theoretical and Computational Acoustics
    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · World Scientific
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology
    0.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Zhongguo Hangtian Gongye Zonggongsi
    Open AccessScopus
  13. 13
    International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering
    1.0 cites/paper · Q4 · De Gruyter Open
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  14. 14
    Computer Research and Modeling
    0.6 cites/paper · Q4 · Institute of Computer Science
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  15. 15
    Chemical and Process Engineering New Frontiers
    0.5 cites/paper · Q4 · De Gruyter Open
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  16. 16
    Computer-Aided Design and Applications
    0.8 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  17. 17
    Keldysh Institute Preprints
    1.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile
    Open Access
  18. 18
    Journal of Scientific Research
    0.8 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Rajshahi University
    Open AccessDOAJ
  19. 19
    International Journal of Thermofluids
    9.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  20. 20
    Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
    7.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    Ain Shams Engineering Journal
    6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  22. 22
    International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  23. 23
    Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics
    5.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  24. 24
    Aerospace
    3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  25. 25
    Journal of Mechanics
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  26. 26
    KONA Powder and Particle Journal
    1.8 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  27. 27
    International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
    1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  28. 28
    Defence Science Journal
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  29. 29
    JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN
    2.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  30. 30
    Journal of Thermal Engineering
    1.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Yıldız Technical University
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of ScienceTR-Dizin
  31. 31
    Journal of Thermal Science and Technology
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Japan Society Mechanical Engineers
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  32. 32
    Scientia Iranica
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Sharif University of Technology
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  33. 33
    TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
    0.8 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  34. 34
    应用数学和力学
    0.1 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessScopus
  35. 35
    International Shipbuilding Progress
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · IOS Press
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  36. 36
    Thermal Science
    1.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  37. 37
    INCAS BULLETIN
    0.8 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” - INCAS
    Open AccessDOAJ
  38. 38
    Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
    0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile
    Open Access
  39. 39
    Aerospace technic and technology
    0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation Institute
    Open AccessDOAJ

“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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Frequently asked

Alexandria Engineering Journal, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, Journal of Taibah University for Science lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. All 39 ranked venues are listed on this page; 7 are Scimago Q1, 11 Q2, 11 Q3, 4 Q4 and 6 have no Scimago quartile. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Computational Mechanics ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Computational Mechanics is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). 1 journal OpenAlex files under Computational Mechanics is left out because OpenAlex's main field for it and Scimago's categories both place it in another discipline. By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Computational Mechanics come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Computational Mechanics come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Computational Mechanics — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Computational Mechanics — is listed after all the others. Where cites/paper decides, a journal with fewer than 30 papers in OpenAlex over the four most recent publication years is listed after those with more: a two-year average over so few papers can rest on a single article (1 of the 39 journals ranked here is below that floor). Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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