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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.

IF value: 1.386
IF1.386
IF 5-year value: 1.414
IF 5-year1.414
CiteScore value: 1.7
CiteScore1.7
h5-index value: 14
h5-index14
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14 Feb 2023 Journal website facelift

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14 Feb 2023 Journal website facelift

In the coming days and weeks, readers of our journals will experience a facelift of our websites. Read more about the background.

27 Jan 2023 New agreement between Jisc and Copernicus Publications

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the UK-based Jisc (Joint Information Systems Committee) to streamline open-access publishing for their members. Read more.

27 Jan 2023 New agreement between Jisc and Copernicus Publications

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the UK-based Jisc (Joint Information Systems Committee) to streamline open-access publishing for their members. Read more.

01 Sep 2022 Institutional agreement between ETH Domain institutions and Copernicus Publications

The ETH Domain institutions PSI, Empa, Eawag, WSL and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on the central settlement of article processing charges (APCs).

01 Sep 2022 Institutional agreement between ETH Domain institutions and Copernicus Publications

The ETH Domain institutions PSI, Empa, Eawag, WSL and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on the central settlement of article processing charges (APCs).

Recent articles
27 Mar 2023
Design of a soft bionic elbow exoskeleton based on shape memory alloy spring actuators
Qiaolian Xie, Qiaoling Meng, Wenwei Yu, Rongna Xu, Zhiyu Wu, Xiaoming Wang, and Hongliu Yu
Mech. Sci., 14, 159–170, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-159-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-159-2023, 2023
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23 Mar 2023
Composite synchronization of three inductor motors with a circular distribution by a fuzzy proportional–integral–derivative method in a vibration system
Lei Jia, Jiankang Yang, Xiaojiao Gu, Ziliang Liu, and Xiaoying Ma
Mech. Sci., 14, 143–158, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-143-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-143-2023, 2023
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17 Mar 2023
Dimensional synthesis of a spherical linkage crank slider mechanism for motion generation using an optimization algorithm
Wei Zhang, Zhen Liu, Wenrui Liu, Jianwei Sun, and He Lu
Mech. Sci., 14, 125–142, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-125-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-125-2023, 2023
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13 Mar 2023
A versatile end effector for grabbing and spreading of flaky deformable object manipulation
Yuan Huan, Gongchang Ren, Xiangyu Su, and Weizhi Tian
Mech. Sci., 14, 111–123, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-111-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-111-2023, 2023
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02 Mar 2023
Design and kinematics of a lightweight cruciform continuum robot
Pan Zhou, Jiantao Yao, Hongyu Zhang, Xuanhao Zhang, Shuaiqi kong, and Kunming Zhu
Mech. Sci., 14, 99–109, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-99-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-14-99-2023, 2023
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