Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is an open access journal on the design of mechanical systems, published by Frontiers.《Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering》是一份聚焦机械系统设计的开放获取期刊，由前沿出版社出版。

It was launched in 2015 and gathers work that reaches across the branches of mechanical engineering rather than staying inside one.该刊于 2015 年创办，汇集横跨机械工程各分支而非囿于其一的各项工作。

In the 2025 edition of the journal citation report it holds an impact factor of 3.3, and it stands in the second quartile of mechanical engineering.在 2025 年版期刊引证报告中，该刊的影响因子为 3.3，在机械工程类目列第二区。

Scope

• The journal is multidisciplinary, and it asks how the branches of mechanical engineering are drawn together through a shared problem.该刊是多学科刊物，追问机械工程的各分支如何通过一个共同问题被拉到一处。

• The design of mechanical systems is named, and the journal takes work on how a machine is conceived and built.机械系统的设计被点名，该刊收载机器如何被构想与建造的工作。

• Biomechanical engineering is treated, and the journal admits work on how a living body is modelled as a mechanical system.生物力学工程得到处理，该刊收载活体如何被建模为机械系统的工作。

• Fluid mechanics is named, and the journal carries work on how a liquid or a gas moves and how it is measured.流体力学被点名，该刊刊载液体或气体如何运动、如何被测量的工作。

• Heat transfer is treated, and the journal takes work on how energy is carried from one place to another.传热得到处理，该刊收载能量如何自一处被带往另一处的工作。

• Robotics and mechatronics are part of the remit, and the journal admits work on how a machine senses and acts.机器人与机电一体化属于收稿范围，该刊收载机器如何感知与行动的工作。

• Solid and structural mechanics are named, and the journal carries work on how a body bears a load without giving way.固体与结构力学被点名，该刊刊载物体如何承载而不失稳的工作。

• Tribology is treated, and the journal takes work on how two surfaces meet in sliding or in rolling contact.摩擦学得到处理，该刊收载两表面如何以滑动或滚动接触相遇的工作。

• Turbomachinery is named, and the journal admits work on the design and testing of such a machine.涡轮机械被点名，该刊收载此类机器设计与试验的工作。

• Digital manufacturing is part of the remit, and the journal carries work on how a part is made by an automated route.数字化制造属于收稿范围，该刊刊载零件如何以自动化路线被制造的工作。

• Micro and nano electromechanical systems are named, and the journal takes work on devices at that scale.微纳机电系统被点名，该刊收载该尺度器件方面的工作。

• Engine and automotive engineering are treated, and the journal admits work on how a powertrain is designed and controlled.发动机与汽车工程得到处理，该刊收载动力总成如何被设计与控制的工作。

• Turbomachinery and engine systems are pulled together under a shared interest in energy and propulsion.涡轮机械与发动机系统在能源与推进这一共同关切之下被拉到一处。

• Thermal and mass transport is named, and the journal carries work on how heat and matter move together.热与质量传递被点名，该刊刊载热与物质如何共同运动的工作。

• Vibration and control are treated, and the journal admits work on how a machine is kept from shaking apart.振动与控制得到处理，该刊收载机器如何被使其不致振散的工作。

• The journal welcomes work that advances mechanical science and its application, and it takes both modelling and experiment.该刊欢迎推进机械科学及其应用的工作，建模与实验兼收。

• Articles are grouped into sections, and a reader can follow one branch without leaving the journal.论文按栏目归组，读者可以在一册之中追随某一分支而不必离开该刊。

History

• The journal was launched in 2015 by Frontiers, a publisher that runs its journals entirely online and openly.该刊于 2015 年由前沿出版社创办，该出版方将其刊物完全在线且开放地经营。

• It was issued from a city in Switzerland, and it is written for a readership that spans several continents.该刊自瑞士的一座城市发行，为遍及数个大洲的读者而写。

• Only one number is in use for the title, and the journal is published online rather than in print.该刊只使用一个刊号，以在线而非印刷形式出版。

• The volume number rises with each year, and the series had reached volume 12 by 2026.该刊卷号逐年递升，到 2026 年已出至第 12 卷。

• There is no issue to wait for, and a paper appears as soon as it has passed review.该刊没有可等待的分期，论文一经通过评审即行出现。

• Access was open from the start, and every article is free to read from the moment it appears.该刊自始即开放获取，每篇文章自出现那一刻起即可免费阅读。

• A publication charge applies to an accepted paper, and the journal points to the publisher's policy and to its waiver scheme.被录用的论文须缴纳出版费用，该刊指明出版方的政策与减免方案。

• Authors keep the copyright of their work, and every article is released under a licence that allows reuse with attribution.作者保留其作品的著作权，每篇文章以允许署名再用的许可发布。

• The publisher states that a large share of submissions is turned away before review, and it publishes that policy openly.该出版方陈述其相当一部分投稿在评审之前即被退回，并公开这一政策。

• The impact figure has risen in recent editions, standing at 2 for 2023 and reaching 3.3 in the 2025 edition.影响因子在近期各版中上升，2023 年为 2，2025 年版为 3.3。

• The journal is indexed in the emerging sources citation index, and it is carried in Scopus and in the directory of open access journals.该刊被新兴资源引文索引收录，并被 Scopus 与开放获取期刊目录收录。

• Its papers are also listed in PubMed on a selective basis, and the journal records those citations as selected only.其论文亦以择选方式列入 PubMed，该刊把这些收录记为仅择选。

• Research topics are assembled from time to time, and the journal gathers papers on such themes as smart diagnosis and vibration control.该刊不时编成研究专题，汇集诸如智能诊断与振动控制一类主题的论文。

Editors

• Michael M. Khonsari of Louisiana State University is field chief editor, and his own field is tribology and the design of machines.路易斯安那州立大学的（Michael M. Khonsari）担任领域主编，其本人领域为摩擦学与机械设计。

• He has been honoured by a society for lubrication engineers for his work on how surfaces meet in contact.他因关于表面如何接触相遇的研究而受到一个润滑工程师学会的表彰。

• The journal is led by section as well as by field, and each branch has its own chief editor.该刊既按领域也按栏目主持，每一分支各有自己的主编。

• Those section chiefs are drawn from universities in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Israel and beyond.这些栏目主编来自加拿大、美国、瑞士、以色列等地的大学。

• An editorial board advises on content, and the journal draws its members from several countries and from industry.一个编委会为内容提供建议，该刊从数个国家与工业界遴请成员。

• The journal sets out the classes of manuscript it takes, along with the length and structure each of them should follow.该刊列明所收稿件的类别，以及各类别应遵循的篇幅与结构。

• The review is open and interactive by design, and the names of the reviewers are published alongside the paper.其评审按设计是公开且交互的，审稿人姓名随论文一并公布。

• Authors must declare any competing interest, and the journal states its ethical requirements in full.作者必须声明任何利益冲突，该刊完整说明其伦理要求。

• Where a claim rests on a measurement, the journal asks that the setup be described in full so that another laboratory can repeat it.论断若依赖某项测定，该刊要求完整描述装置，使另一实验室可以重复。

• A data availability statement is required, and the journal asks that the material behind a claim be made reachable.须提交数据可获取性声明，该刊要求论断背后的材料可供获取。

• The journal is read by mechanical engineers and by applied scientists, by materials researchers and by control specialists, and it writes for all of them.该刊的读者既有机械工程师与应用科学家，也有材料研究者与控制专家，它为这几类人写作。

• Work that carries a model toward a machine is given room, and the journal asks what the carrying changes.把模型带向实际机器的工作有篇幅可用，该刊追问这一带动改变了什么。

• Studies that report a negative result are taken, since a design that failed to hold up is worth recording.报告阴性结果的研究也在收载之列，因为未能经受考验的设计同样值得记录。

• Work on additive manufacturing of a component appears among the subjects, and the journal carries papers on how a printed part is made sound.构件增材制造方面的工作列于选题之中，该刊刊载打印件如何被做得可靠的工作。

• Work on acoustic and vibration behaviour is treated, and the journal admits papers on how a machine is quietened.声学与振动行为方面的工作得到处理，该刊收载机器如何被降低噪声的论文。

• The journal keeps its reviews distinct from its original reports, and a reader can tell from the rubric which is which.该刊把综述与原始报告区分开来，读者可从栏目看出何者为何者。

• Work on a lightweight structure is named, and the journal carries papers on how strength is kept while mass is cut.轻量化结构方面的工作被点名，该刊刊载质量被削减时强度如何保持的论文。

• Work that joins a sensor to an actuator is treated, and the journal asks how the two close a control loop.把传感器与致动器相连的工作得到处理，该刊追问二者如何闭合一个控制回路。

• The journal follows the publisher's policy on research integrity, and it records corrections and withdrawals where they arise.该刊遵循出版方的研究诚信政策，出现更正与撤稿时予以记录。