International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design
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Aims & Scope
It is the objective of this journal to provide an effective medium for the dissemination of recent advances and original works in mechanics and materials' engineering and their impact on the design process in an integrated, highly focused and coherent format. The goal is to enable mechanical, aeronautical, civil, automotive, biomedical, chemical and nuclear engineers, researchers and scientists to keep abreast of recent developments and exchange ideas on a number of topics relating to the use of mechanics and materials in design. Analytical synopsis of contents: The following non-exhaustive list is considered to be within the scope of the International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design: Intelligent Design: Nano-engineering and Nano-science in Design; Smart Materials and Adaptive Structures in Design; Mechanism(s) Design; Design against Failure; Design for Manufacturing; Design of Ultralight Structures; Design for a Clean Environment; Impact and Crashworthiness; Microelectronic Packaging Systems. Advanced Materials in Design: Newly Engineered Materials; Smart Materials and Adaptive Structures; Micromechanical Modelling of Composites; Damage Characterisation of Advanced/Traditional Materials; Alternative Use of Traditional Materials in Design; Functionally Graded Materials; Failure Analysis: Fatigue and Fracture; Multiscale Modelling Concepts and Methodology; Interfaces, interfacial properties and characterisation. Design Analysis and Optimisation: Shape and Topology Optimisation; Structural Optimisation; Optimisation Algorithms in Design; Nonlinear Mechanics in Design; Novel Numerical Tools in Design; Geometric Modelling and CAD Tools in Design; FEM, BEM and Hybrid Methods; Integrated Computer Aided Design; Computational Failure Analysis; Coupled Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Designs.
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ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MECHANICS
ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MECHANICS
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ImpaQ AnalysisInternational Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design (acronym: mamd, abbr: INT. J. MECH. MATER. DES, ISSN: 1569-1713) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ENGINEERING, published by Springer Netherlands in Germany since 2004. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.778 (Q1), an H-index of 50.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 4 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 53 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,177 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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