Mechanical Engineering · 133 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Mechanical Engineering
The top Mechanical Engineering journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, drawn from a 17,786-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 Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Virtual and Physical Prototyping10.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 3Materials Research Letters7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Journal of Materials Research and Technology6.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Case Studies in Thermal Engineering6.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 7Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 8Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · China Machine PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 9International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 10Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 12Journal of Engineering Research4.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 13Materials4.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Lubricants3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Coatings3.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Metals3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Machines3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Advances in Mechanical Engineering2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 20Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Eksploatacja i Niezawodnosc - Maintenance and Reliability2.1 cites/paper · Q2Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 22ISIJ International1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · The Iron and Steel Institute of JapanOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 23FME Transaction1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Faculty of Agronomy in ČačakOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 26Advances in Science and Technology – Research Journal1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Society of Polish Mechanical Engineers and TechniciansOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 27International Journal of Automation Technology1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Fuji Technology Press Ltd.Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 28High Temperature Materials and Processes2.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Begell HouseOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 30Strojniški vestnik – Journal of Mechanical Engineering1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · University of LjubljanaOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 31Journal of Thermal Engineering1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Yıldız Technical UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of ScienceTR-Dizin
- 32Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 33International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Universiti Malaysia PahangOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 34Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering iOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 35Korean Journal of Metals and Materials1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · The Korean Institute of Metals and MaterialsOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 36MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad LabemOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
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- 39Materials Research1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de PolímerOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Japan Society Mechanical EngineersOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
“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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