Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering is an Elsevier journal founded by John H. Argyris in 1970 whose first issue appeared in June 1972, publishing original work on computational methods for problems governed by the laws of mechanics, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.6 and a first-quartile rank of 3 of 137 in interdisciplinary mathematics applications《应用力学与工程中的计算机方法》（Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering）是（Elsevier）出版的期刊，由（John H. Argyris）于 1970 年创办，首期于 1972 年 6 月问世，发表以力学规律支配的问题为对象的计算方法原创研究，2025 年影响因子为 7.6，在交叉数学应用类 137 种期刊中列第 3 位，居第一四分位。

Scope

• Solid and structural mechanics, fluid mechanics and the mechanics of materials define the journal's classical core固体与结构力学、流体力学以及材料力学构成该刊的经典核心。
• Heat transfer, dynamics, geomechanics, acoustics, biomechanics and electromagnetics are all listed as fields of simulation-based engineering science within scope传热、动力学、地质力学、声学、生物力学与电磁学均被列为该刊覆盖的基于仿真的工程科学领域。
• Method development spans finite elements, boundary elements, finite differences, finite volumes, meshless discretisation, isogeometric methods and molecular dynamics方法研究涵盖有限元、边界元、有限差分、有限体积、无网格离散、等几何方法与分子动力学。
• Ab initio calculations, atomistic simulation, quantum mechanics and physically based machine learning are treated as legitimate computational approaches第一性原理计算、原子尺度模拟、量子力学与基于物理的机器学习被视为正当的计算途径。
• Multiscale and multiphysics coupling, from nanoscale to macroscale, together with parallel computing, optimisation and stochastic methods, are recurring themes从纳米尺度到宏观尺度的多尺度与多物理场耦合，连同并行计算、优化与随机方法，是反复出现的主题。
• Virtual design and digital-twin technologies are named areas, but the journal does not publish review or survey papers虚拟设计与数字孪生技术是明确列出的方向，但该刊不发表综述或调查类论文。

History

• John H. Argyris, a pioneer of finite element analysis, founded the journal in 1970 with William Prager as his initial co-editor有限元分析的先驱（John H. Argyris）于 1970 年创办该刊，最初由（William Prager）与他共同主编。
• The first issue was published in June 1972 by North-Holland Publishing, and the journal has been an Elsevier publication since 1994首期于 1972 年 6 月由（North-Holland Publishing）出版，该刊自 1994 年起成为（Elsevier）旗下出版物。
• Thomas J. R. Hughes joined as editor in 1979 and J. Tinsley Oden in 1980, and the pair edited the journal with Argyris for two decades（Thomas J. R. Hughes）于 1979 年、（J. Tinsley Oden）于 1980 年加入编辑团队，二人与（Argyris）共同主持该刊长达二十年。
• Manolis Papadrakakis replaced Argyris in 2001, and Tarek Zohdi took over from Oden in 2022, when Oden became emeritus editor2001 年（Manolis Papadrakakis）接替（Argyris），2022 年（Tarek Zohdi）接替（Oden），后者转任荣休编辑。
• The fiftieth anniversary was marked in 2022 with a special edition reprinting the fifty most cited papers, by which time the journal had published 11,600 articles with 453,600 citations2022 年该刊以专刊纪念创刊五十周年，重印被引最多的五十篇论文，当时累计发表论文 11,600 篇、被引 453,600 次。
• The Journal Impact Factor was 6.756 in 2021 and 6.588 in 2022, then 7.3 in 2024 and 7.6 in 2025该刊影响因子 2021 年为 6.756，2022 年为 6.588，2024 年为 7.3，2025 年为 7.6。

Editors

• Three editors-in-chief now lead the journal: Laura De Lorenzis of ETH Zurich, Alessandro Reali of the University of Pavia and Tarek Zohdi of the University of California, Berkeley该刊现由三位主编共同主持：（ETH Zurich）的（Laura De Lorenzis）、（University of Pavia）的（Alessandro Reali）与（University of California，Berkeley）的（Tarek Zohdi）。
• Emeritus editors are Thomas J. R. Hughes and Manolis Papadrakakis, while J. Tinsley Oden is listed posthumously as an emeritus editor荣休编辑包括（Thomas J. R. Hughes）与（Manolis Papadrakakis），（J. Tinsley Oden）亦以荣休编辑身份列名。
• The editorial board has 122 members in 25 countries, with 61 based in the United States, followed by Germany, France, Italy and Spain编委会由 25 个国家的 122 位成员组成，其中 61 位在美国，其后为德国、法国、意大利与西班牙。
• An editorial advisory board of leading mechanicians and numerical analysts advises on scope and standards rather than handling individual manuscripts由知名力学家与数值分析学家组成的顾问委员会就办刊范围与学术标准提供咨询，不处理具体稿件。
• Manuscripts are assessed by the editors with external referees, and the journal states explicitly that review and survey articles are not within its publishing programme稿件由编辑与外部审稿人评估，该刊明确表示综述与调查类文章不在其出版范围内。
• Manuscripts are submitted through Elsevier's editorial system, with the three editors-in-chief dividing the load by subject area稿件通过（Elsevier）的编辑系统投递，三位主编按学科方向分工处理。