What are the best journals for Mechanical Engineering?

From an 17,538-venue index, the highest-ranked Mechanical Engineering journals (by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper) include Progress in Materials Science, Journal of Material Science and Technology, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, International Journal of Plasticity, International Materials Reviews. Predatory venues are excluded. The full ranked list with open-access and indexing details is on this page; for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

How were these Mechanical Engineering journals ranked?

By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4), then by OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor. We exclude journals flagged as predatory.

Why don't all Mechanical Engineering journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Mechanical Engineering paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

Mechanical Engineering · 493 journals indexed

Best journals for Mechanical Engineering

The top Mechanical Engineering journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from an17,538-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Finder.

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All Best open-access journals Highest-impact journals

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Progress in Materials Science
28.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Journal of Material Science and Technology
15.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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3
International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
13.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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4
International Journal of Plasticity
13.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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5
International Materials Reviews
11.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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6
Energy Conversion and Management
10.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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7
International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials
9.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Virtual and Physical Prototyping
8.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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Acta Materialia
8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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10
International Journal of Thermofluids
7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Additive manufacturing
7.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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12
Tribology International
7.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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13
Journal of Manufacturing Processes
7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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14
Journal of Materials Processing Technology
6.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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15
Progress in Natural Science Materials International
6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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16
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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17
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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18
Engineering Failure Analysis
6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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19
Materials Research Letters
5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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20
Applied Thermal Engineering
5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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21
Materials Science and Engineering A
5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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22
CIRP Annals
5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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23
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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24
International journal of greenhouse gas control
5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Materials & Design
4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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26
Materials Characterization
4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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27
Scripta Materialia
4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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28
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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29
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China
4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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30
Intermetallics
4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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31
Minerals Engineering
4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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32
International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology
4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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33
Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · China Machine Press
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34
CIRP journal of manufacturing science and technology
4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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35
Marine Structures
4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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36
International Journal of Thermal Sciences
4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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37
Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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38
Hydrometallurgy
4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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39
Measurement
4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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40
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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“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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