Mechanics of Materials · 40 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Mechanics of Materials
The top Mechanics of Materials 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).
- 1International Journal of Mining Science and Technology12.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Petroleum Exploration and Development11.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 3Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 6Energy Exploration & Exploitation3.9 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 8Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Tech Science PressOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Gruppo Italiano FratturaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 11Journal of Mechanics1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 12Science and Engineering of Composite Materials2.6 cites/paper · Q3 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 14Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Society of Materials ScienceOpen AccessScopus
- 15Mechanical Engineering Journal0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Japan Society Mechanical EngineersOpen AccessDOAJWeb of Science
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- 17Reports of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Publishing House "Akademperiodyka"Open AccessDOAJ
- 18Journal of the Japan Society for Composite Materials0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 19Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 20Journal of Composites Science4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 23Lubricants3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Advances in Civil Engineering1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 26Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and EngineeringOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 28Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics/Mechanika Teoretyczna i Stosowana0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Exeley IncOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
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- 30Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences0.8 cites/paper · Q3Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
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- 32Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review0.6 cites/paper · Q4 · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of TechnologyOpen AccessScopus
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- 35Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology4.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36Shock and Vibration1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 37Laser and Particle Beams0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 38Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese)0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Japan Society Mechanical EngineersOpen AccessDOAJ
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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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