Computers & Structures

Computers & Structures is an Elsevier journal established in 1971 that publishes computational methods for solids, structures, fluids and multiphysics problems across engineering and the sciences, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.6.《计算机与结构》由（Elsevier）于 1971 年创办，刊载面向固体、结构、流体与多物理场问题的工程与科学计算方法，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.6。

Scope

• The remit is the development and use of computational methods for engineering and scientific problems, including mathematical modelling and numerical solution across mechanics.收录核心是面向工程与科学问题的计算方法开发与应用，涵盖力学各分支的数学建模与数值求解。
• The word structures is read broadly, covering solids, fluids and multiphysics rather than structural engineering alone.刊物对结构一词取广义，覆盖固体、流体与多物理场，而非仅限结构工程。
• Papers must either present novel and general techniques, benchmarked against known advanced methods, or deliver substantial new insight through numerical experiment or analysis.论文须提出新颖且具通用性的方法并与已知先进方法对比，或通过数值实验与分析给出实质性的新见解。
• Optimisation algorithms and the simulation of complete life cycles of systems are explicitly sought.优化算法与系统全寿命周期的仿真，被明确列入征稿方向。
• Application fields named include civil, environmental, mechanical, biomechanical, automotive, aeronautical and ocean engineering.官方列举的应用领域包括土木、环境、机械、生物力学、汽车、航空与海洋工程。
• Multiscale formulations, multiphysics coupling and uncertainty quantification fall inside the scope.多尺度建模、多物理场耦合与不确定性量化均在范围之内。
• Substantial review articles covering a field within the journal's topics are also published.刊物亦发表针对本刊主题领域的大篇幅综述。

History

• Computers & Structures was established in 1971, as finite element analysis moved from research laboratories into engineering practice.《计算机与结构》创刊于 1971 年，正值有限元分析由研究实验室走向工程实践之际。
• Online submission and review were introduced in 2006, replacing the postal workflow that had served the journal for three decades.2006 年，刊物启用在线投稿与评审系统，取代此前沿用三十年的邮寄流程。
• Its framing shifted over time from structural mechanics towards a broader reading of structures that includes solids, fluids and multiphysics.其定位随时间由结构力学扩展为广义结构，涵盖固体、流体与多物理场。
• Klaus-Jurgen Bathe of MIT and Barry H. V. Topping of the University of Pecs are designated honorary editors.（MIT）的（Klaus-Jurgen Bathe）与（University of Pecs）的（Barry H. V. Topping）被列为荣誉编辑。
• An early career editorial board was created to bring reviewers in the first decade of independent work into the journal.刊物设立了青年编委会，把独立执业首个十年的审稿人纳入编辑工作。
• The impact factor rose from 4.8 in 2024 to 5.6 in 2025, and the journal now opens more than a dozen volumes a year.影响因子由 2024 年的 4.8 升至 2025 年的 5.6，刊物现每年开启十余卷。

Editors

• F. J. Montans of the Polytechnic University of Madrid and J. Kruis of the Czech Technical University in Prague serve as editors.（Polytechnic University of Madrid）的（F. J. Montans）与（Czech Technical University in Prague）的（J. Kruis）任编辑。
• The editorial advisory board includes T. J. R. Hughes of the University of Texas at Austin, E. Onate of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and P. Wriggers of Leibniz University Hannover.编辑顾问委员会包括（University of Texas at Austin）的（T. J. R. Hughes）、（Polytechnic University of Catalonia）的（E. Onate）与（Leibniz University Hannover）的（P. Wriggers）。
• Other members include S. P. A. Bordas of the University of Luxembourg, M. Kaliske of TU Dresden, M. Papadrakakis of the National Technical University of Athens and G. Cheng of Dalian University of Technology.其他委员包括（University of Luxembourg）的（S. P. A. Bordas）、（TU Dresden）的（M. Kaliske）、（National Technical University of Athens）的（M. Papadrakakis）与（Dalian University of Technology）的（G. Cheng）。
• The board counts 112 editors and members from 32 countries and regions, with dense representation from Europe and East Asia.编委会共有 112 位编辑与委员，来自 32 个国家与地区，欧洲与东亚的分布较为密集。
• An early career editorial board of about 25 researchers handles part of the review load under the senior editors.约 25 位研究者组成的青年编委会在资深编辑之下分担部分评审工作。
• Manuscripts go through Elsevier's Editorial Manager, and the journal states that new techniques must be compared with established advanced methods.稿件经（Elsevier）的（Editorial Manager）系统流转；刊物要求新方法必须与既有先进方法作比较。