28 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Mechanics of Materials
28 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Mechanics of Materials charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 4 are Q1 and 4 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 39% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 12 weeks. Most are published in Iran (5), Serbia (4) and Russia (3). 96% accept manuscripts in English and 29% accept at least one other language.
All 28 free-to-publish journals in Mechanics of Materials
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nano Materials Science 2589-9651 | Q1 | 2.441 | 54 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 12 wk |
| 2 | Facta Universitatis. Series: Mechanical Engineering 0354-2025 · 2335-0164 | Q1 | 1.271 | 47 | University of Niš | Serbia | 7 wk |
| 3 | International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture 2588-8404 | Q1 | 1.039 | 41 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 11 wk |
| 4 | Low-Carbon Materials and Green Construction 2731-6319 | Q1 | 0.868 | 11 | Springer | Singapore | 12 wk |
| 5 | Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies 2458-973X | Q2 | 0.53 | 11 | Yildiz Technical University | Türkiye | 8 wk |
| 6 | Materiales de Construccion 0465-2746 · 1988-3226 | Q2 | 0.478 | 47 | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Spain | 48 wk |
| 7 | Fracture and Structural Integrity 1971-8993 | Q2 | 0.437 | 34 | Gruppo Italiano Frattura | Italy | 6 wk |
| 8 | Journal of Applied Mechanics 2423-6713 · 2423-6705 | Q2 | 0.4 | 19 | University of Tehran | Iran | 12 wk |
| 9 | FME Transactions 1451-2092 · 2406-128X | Q3 | 0.389 | 34 | University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade | Serbia | 12 wk |
| 10 | Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics 1735-3572 · 1735-3645 | Q3 | 0.341 | 46 | Isfahan University of Technology | Iran | 15 wk |
| 11 | Integritet i Vek Konstrukcija 1451-3749 · 1820-7863 | Q3 | 0.325 | 19 | Institute for Materials Testing, Belgrade | Serbia | 12 wk |
| 12 | Vestnik Samarskogo Gosudarstvennogo Tehničeskogo Universiteta. Seriâ: Fiziko-Matematičeskie Nauki 1991-8615 · 2310-7081 | Q3 | 0.307 | 11 | Samara State Technical University | Russia | 12 wk |
| 13 | Mechanics of Advanced Composite Structures 2423-4826 · 2423-7043 | Q3 | 0.289 | 11 | Semnan University | Iran | 24 wk |
| 14 | Comptes Rendus. Mécanique 1631-0721 · 1873-7234 | Q3 | 0.273 | 71 | Académie des sciences | France | 25 wk |
| 15 | Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais 1983-4195 | Q3 | 0.265 | 13 | Instituto Brasileiro do Concreto (IBRACON) | Brazil | 25 wk |
| 16 | Jurnal Tribologi 2289-7232 | Q3 | 0.263 | 16 | Malaysian Tribology Society | Malaysia | 12 wk |
| 17 | Journal of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B: Metallurgy 1450-5339 · 2217-7175 | Q3 | 0.252 | 29 | University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty, Bor | Serbia | 25 wk |
| 18 | Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Математика. Механика. Информатика 1816-9791 · 2541-9005 | Q3 | 0.244 | 7 | Saratov State University | Russia | 38 wk |
| 19 | Civil Engineering Dimension 1410-9530 · 1979-570X | Q3 | 0.224 | 4 | Petra Christian University | Indonesia | 24 wk |
| 20 | Journal of Nanostructures 2251-7871 · 2251-788X | Q4 | 0.22 | 28 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, University of Kashan | Iran | 7 wk |
| 21 | Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 1304-7191 · 1304-7205 | Q4 | 0.206 | 16 | Yıldız Technical University | Türkiye | 24 wk |
| 22 | Advanced Engineering Research 2687-1653 | Q4 | 0.193 | 7 | Don State Technical University | Russia | 8 wk |
| 23 | Advanced Manufacturing 2959-3263 · 2959-3271 | Q4 | 0.167 | 3 | ELSPublishing | Hong Kong SAR China | 10 wk |
| 24 | Technische Mechanik 0232-3869 · 2199-9244 | Q4 | 0.16 | 15 | Magdeburger Verein für Technische Mechanik e.V. | Germany | 8 wk |
| 25 | AUT Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2588-2937 · 2588-2945 | Q4 | 0.138 | 6 | Amirkabir University of Technology | Iran | 16 wk |
| 26 | International Journal for Engineering Modelling 1330-1365 · 1849-8671 | Q4 | 0.134 | 13 | University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy | Croatia | 8 wk |
| 27 | Rakenteiden Mekaniikka 0783-6104 · 1797-5301 | Q4 | 0.134 | 4 | Finnish Association of Structural Mechanics | Finland | 16 wk |
| 28 | Fatigue of Aircraft Structures 2081-7738 · 2300-7591 | Q4 | 0.124 | 7 | Sciendo | Poland | 8 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2
- Académie des sciences 1
- Amirkabir University of Technology 1
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1
- Don State Technical University 1
- ELSPublishing 1
Manuscript languages accepted
- English 27
- Russian 3
- Spanish 1
- Finnish 1
- French 1
- Indonesian 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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