Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
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Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics' aims & scopes have been re-designed to cover both the theoretical, applied, and numerical aspects associated with those cracking related phenomena taking place, at a micro-, meso-, and macroscopic level, in materials/components/structures of any kind. The journal aims to cover the cracking/mechanical behaviour of materials/components/structures in those situations involving both time-independent and time-dependent system of external forces/moments (such as, for instance, quasi-static, impulsive, impact, blasting, creep, contact, and fatigue loading). Since, under the above circumstances, the mechanical behaviour of cracked materials/components/structures is also affected by the environmental conditions, the journal would consider also those theoretical/experimental research works investigating the effect of external variables such as, for instance, the effect of corrosive environments as well as of high/low-temperature.
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ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
MECHANICS
ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
MECHANICS
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ImpaQ AnalysisTheoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics (acronym: tafmec, abbr: THEOR. APPL. FRACT. MECH, ISSN: 0167-8442) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.317 (Q1), an H-index of 94.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 272 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,451 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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