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Executive editors: Guangbo Hao and Andreas Müller
eISSN: 2191-916X

The journal Mechanical Sciences (MS) is an international forum for the dissemination of original contributions in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. Its main ambition is to provide a platform for young researchers to build up a portfolio of high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles.

JIF
JIF1.5
JIF 5-year
JIF 5-year1.4
CiteScore
CiteScore2.8
Google h5-index
Google h5-index15

News

05 May 2025 Call for topic editors – round 2

MS is still looking for new topic editors to strengthen the editorial board. Please read our news item for further details on the application process.

05 May 2025 Call for topic editors – round 2

MS is still looking for new topic editors to strengthen the editorial board. Please read our news item for further details on the application process.

06 Mar 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape MS' community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

06 Mar 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape MS' community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

05 Feb 2025 Copernicus Publications and all journals left Twitter

The Copernicus Twitter account as well as all Twitter accounts of journals published by us have been deactivated. There will be no automatic feeds of newly posted preprints or published journal articles anymore, we do not actively tweet, and the status informs that the accounts are no longer maintained. Twitter is no longer linked from the journal websites or in the share section of the preprint or journal article HTML pages.

05 Feb 2025 Copernicus Publications and all journals left Twitter

The Copernicus Twitter account as well as all Twitter accounts of journals published by us have been deactivated. There will be no automatic feeds of newly posted preprints or published journal articles anymore, we do not actively tweet, and the status informs that the accounts are no longer maintained. Twitter is no longer linked from the journal websites or in the share section of the preprint or journal article HTML pages.

Recent articles

17 Oct 2025
Integrating elite opposition-based learning and Cauchy–Gaussian mutation into sparrow search algorithm for time–impact collaborative trajectory optimization of robotic manipulators
Yue Wang, Rongguang Lei, Meng Wang, Huijie Sun, Xiping Ma, and Yan Zhou
Mech. Sci., 16, 533–547, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-533-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-533-2025, 2025
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17 Oct 2025
Research on the meshing load-bearing characteristics of the micro-textured thermoelastic hydrodynamic lubrication interface for a warship PRTS
Jiafu Ruan, Xigui Wang, Yongmei Wang, and Weiqiang Zou
Mech. Sci., 16, 515–531, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-515-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-515-2025, 2025
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15 Oct 2025
Additive manufacturing with SLM technology provides weight savings, even for dynamically loaded metallic components on railway vehicles
Uwe Jurdeczka, Aurelien Fussel, Pascal Ghys, and Stéphane Goulet
Mech. Sci., 16, 505–514, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-505-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-505-2025, 2025
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29 Sep 2025
Energy self-consistency of small aircraft combining triboelectric nanogenerator structure and flexible-wing technology
Ganchao Zhao and Zhiqiang Liu
Mech. Sci., 16, 493–504, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-493-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-493-2025, 2025
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16 Sep 2025
Meshing characteristics of variable hyperbolic circular-arc tooth trace cylindrical gears with cutter errors
Dengqiu Ma, Jianbing Long, and Zhenglong Zhu
Mech. Sci., 16, 475–491, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-475-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-475-2025, 2025
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Notice on the current situation in Ukraine

To show our support for Ukraine, all fees for papers from authors (first or corresponding authors) affiliated to Ukrainian institutions are automatically waived, regardless if these papers are co-authored by scientists affiliated to Russian and/or Belarusian institutions. The only exception will be if the corresponding author or first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) are from a Russian and/or Belarusian institution, in that case the APCs are not waived.

In accordance with current European restrictions, Copernicus Publications does not step into business relations with and issue APC-invoices (articles processing charges) to Russian and Belarusian institutions. The peer-review process and scientific exchange of our journals including preprint posting is not affected. However, these restrictions require that the first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) has an affiliation and invoice address outside Russia or Belarus.