Applied Mathematical Modelling
Applied Mathematical Modelling (Appl. Math. Model.) is a modelling and computational methods journal published by Elsevier. Founded in June 1976 by C. A. Brebbia at the University of Southampton, it is among the oldest specialist titles in engineering mathematical modelling, now appears twenty-four times a year, had a 2025 impact factor of 5.5 and publishes an acceptance rate of twelve per cent.《应用数学建模》（Applied Mathematical Modelling''''，缩写 Appl. Math. Model.''）是爱思唯尔出版的建模与计算方法刊物，1976 年 6 月由（C. A. Brebbia）创办于南安普顿大学，是工程数学建模方向历史最久的专业刊物之一。该刊现每年二十四期，二〇二五年影响因子为 5.5，出版方公布录用比例为百分之十二。
Scope
The journal's editorial stance is that modelling must be directed at engineering and environmental systems themselves: the weight of a mathematical method or computational tool lies in what new understanding it yields about a real system, and algorithmic improvement without a real object of study is not considered. Coverage spans several branches of engineering science and concentrates on:本刊的取稿立场是「面向工程与环境系统本身的建模」：数学方法与计算工具的分量，取决于它们对实际系统给出了什么新的认识，单纯的算法改进若无现实对象支撑则不在本刊考虑之列。收文覆盖工程科学的多个方向，重点包括：
- Heat transfer, fluids and transport: numerical simulation of heat transfer and flow, computational fluid dynamics and turbulence modelling, electromagnetic fields and magnetohydrodynamics, and multiphase flow and transport phenomena.传热、流体与输运： 传热与流动的数值模拟、计算流体力学与湍流模型、电磁场与磁流体力学、多相流与输运现象。
- Solid mechanics and materials: solid and structural mechanics, metal forming and processing mechanics, fracture and fatigue, and the modelling and constitutive relations of materials.固体力学与材料： 固体与结构力学、金属成形与加工力学、断裂与疲劳、材料的建模与本构关系。
- Reliability and system optimisation: reliability modelling and risk analysis, system optimisation and decision methods, maintenance and life-cycle modelling, and uncertainty quantification.可靠性与系统优化： 可靠性建模与风险分析、系统优化与决策方法、维修与寿命周期建模、不确定性量化。
- Industrial and logistics systems: manufacturing system modelling, inventory and supply chains, logistics and traffic flow, and operations research required to yield a managerial insight.工业与物流系统： 制造系统建模、库存与供应链、物流与交通流、须给出管理洞察的运筹研究。
- Engineering structures and resource systems: structural and infrastructure systems, modelling of mineral and energy resources, geotechnical and hydrological systems, and numerical simulation of engineering systems.工程结构与资源系统： 结构与基础设施系统、矿产与能源资源建模、岩土与水文系统、工程系统的数值仿真。
- Computational methods and intelligence: numerical methods and high-performance computing, digital twins and data-driven modelling, computational intelligence and machine learning, network traffic control and robotic systems.计算方法与智能： 数值方法与高性能计算、数字孪生与数据驱动建模、计算智能与机器学习方法、网络流量控制与机器人系统。
The journal is hybrid and the gold open access article processing charge is 4,180 US dollars. The publisher reports fifty-nine days to a decision after review and 156 days to acceptance, with an acceptance rate of twelve per cent, and publishes no time to first decision.本刊为混合出版，金色开放获取的文章处理费为四千一百八十美元；出版方公布复审后决定五十九天、投稿至接收一百五十六天，录用比例为百分之十二，未公布投稿至首次决定的时长。[1]
History
- Founding (1976): volume 1, issue 1 appeared in June 1976. The founder, C. A. Brebbia of the University of Southampton, was also the first editor-in-chief创刊（1976年）： 1976 年 6 月出版第 1 卷第 1 期，创办人（C. A. Brebbia）为南安普顿大学学者，同时担任首任主编；创刊卷跨 1976 至 1977 年共七期、三百零四页，早期由（IPC Science and Technology Press）出版。 the first volume ran across 1976 and 1977 with seven issues and 304 pages, and the journal was published at first by IPC Science and Technology Press.[2]
- Change of publisher: IPC Science and Technology Press, the original publisher, was later acquired by Elsevier, and publication passed accordingly出版方更替： 创刊时的（IPC Science and Technology Press）后被爱思唯尔收购，出版方随之变更，收购年份与中间的过渡安排出版方未予公布。 the year of the acquisition and the transitional arrangements are not stated by the publisher.[3]
- Frequency: the first volume had seven issues, a year had six issues from 1978, twelve from 1988 and twenty-four from 2013. The journal marked its fortieth year in 2016, and since then the annual page budget has been stable at a high level.刊期沿革： 第 1 卷七期，1978 年起每年六期，1988 年起每年十二期，2013 年起每年二十四期；2016 年本刊出版四十周年纪念内容，并自该年起每卷篇幅稳定在较高水平。[2]
- Metrics and indexing: the impact factor is 5.5 and the CiteScore 10.2. The journal is indexed in Scopus and the Science Citation Index Expanded but not in MEDLINE, and has long ranked near the top of the engineering mathematics and interdisciplinary applied mathematics categories.指标与收录： 影响因子 5.5、引用分数 10.2；本刊被 Scopus 与科学引文索引扩展版收录，未收入 MEDLINE，在工程数学与跨学科应用数学类别中长期居于前列。[1]
Editors
The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and a board divided by discipline, and the office weighs methodological rigour and engineering relevance equally. The publisher publishes no list of past editors-in-chief本刊由一名主编主持，下设按学科方向分工的编委与副主编，编辑部对方法的严谨性与工程相关性并重；出版方不公布历任主编名录，可确证的两端是创办人与现任主编。 the two names that can be established are the founder and the present holder.[4]
- Present editor-in-chief: Johann Sienz holds the chair. He is at Swansea University, works on computational mechanics and simulation, and has served on the board for many years. The publisher does not state the year of his appointment.现任主编： （Johann Sienz）任主编，供职于斯旺西大学，研究计算力学与仿真方法，长期参与本刊的编委工作；出版方未公布其就任年份。[4]
- Founder: C. A. Brebbia founded the journal in 1976 and became its first editor-in-chief, remaining involved as founding editor for many years创办人： （C. A. Brebbia）于 1976 年创办本刊并出任首任主编，其后长期以创始主编身份参与刊物事务，其边界元方法学派对本刊早期的取稿方向影响显著。 his school of boundary element methods markedly shaped the journal's early editorial direction.[2]
- Role in the field: the journal has long been one of the principal outlets for engineering modelling methods, and many of the numerical techniques and benchmark cases it publishes become the standard reference for later work学科角色： 本刊长期是工程建模方法的主要发表园地之一，其刊载的许多数值方法与基准算例成为后续研究的标准参照，刊物也因覆盖力学、传热与工业系统而具有明显的跨学科特征。 its coverage of mechanics, heat transfer and industrial systems gives it a distinctly interdisciplinary character.[5]