Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems

Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems (MEMOCS) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by the nonprofit Mathematical Sciences Publishers in Berkeley for the International Research Center for the Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems at the University of L'Aquila, founded in 2013 and focused on rigorous mathematical methods in mechanics, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 4.9《复杂系统的数学与力学》（MEMOCS）是季刊同行评审期刊，由位于伯克利的非营利出版机构（Mathematical Sciences Publishers）为（Università dell'Aquila）的复杂系统数学与力学国际研究中心出版，2013 年创刊，聚焦力学中的严格数学方法，2025 年影响因子为 4.9。

Scope

• Its core is mechanics: articles from diverse scientific fields must rely on the application or development of rigorous mathematical methods其核心是力学：来自不同科学领域的论文都必须依托严格数学方法的应用或发展。
• Generalized and microstructured continua, higher-gradient and Cosserat-type models, thin-walled structures and nonlinear elasticity form a central strand广义与微结构连续体、高阶梯度与（Cosserat）型模型、薄壁结构以及非线性弹性构成核心方向。
• The journal covers variational methods, homogenization, Gamma-convergence and multiscale analysis of materials and structures期刊涵盖变分方法、均匀化、（Gamma）收敛以及材料与结构的多尺度分析。
• Statistical mechanics, kinetic theory, dynamical systems, uncertainty quantification and fluid-structure interaction are also in scope统计力学、动理学理论、动力系统、不确定性量化与流固耦合也在收稿范围之内。
• It publishes work on metamaterials, smart materials, composites, biomechanics and the mechanics of growth and remodelling in tissues刊物发表超材料、智能材料、复合材料、生物力学以及组织生长与重塑力学方面的研究。
• Numerical methods, optimization and geometric methods in mechanics and physics are treated as tools for studying complexity数值方法、最优化以及力学与物理学中的几何方法，被视为研究复杂性的工具。
• Papers clarifying the history of mathematics and science are welcome, alongside original articles, reviews, invited surveys and editorials该刊欢迎厘清数学与科学史的论文，同时刊载原创论文、综述、受邀调查与社论。

History

• The first issue, Volume 1 Number 1, appeared in February 2013, establishing the journal as a publication of the M&MoCS research center首卷第 1 期于 2013 年 2 月问世，期刊由此确立为（M&MoCS）研究中心的出版物。
• It was launched by the International Research Center for the Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems at the University of L'Aquila, Italy该刊由意大利（Università dell'Aquila）的复杂系统数学与力学国际研究中心创办。
• Mathematical Sciences Publishers, a nonprofit scholar-led publisher based in Berkeley, California, has published it since launch自创刊起，该刊一直由总部位于加州伯克利的非营利学者型出版机构（Mathematical Sciences Publishers）出版。
• The 2013 masthead listed Francesco dell'Isola and Gilles A. Francfort as co-chairs and Martin Ostoja-Starzewski among the managing editors2013 年的版权页列（Francesco dell'Isola）与（Gilles A. Francfort）为共同主席，（Martin Ostoja-Starzewski）为执行编辑之一。
• It appears four times a year, about 600 pages in total, and has kept that quarterly schedule throughout its run该刊每年出版 4 期，合计约 600 页，创刊以来一直保持这一季刊节奏。
• Access is by subscription, no author fees are charged, and every article becomes free to read six years after publication刊物采用订阅制，不向作者收取费用，每篇文章在出版六年后免费开放阅读。
• The 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.9, up from 1.1 in 2024, and the journal sits in Q1 in Mechanics in the Emerging Sources Citation Index2025 年影响因子为 4.9，高于 2024 年的 1.1，该刊在（Emerging Sources Citation Index）力学类别中位列 Q1。

Editors

• Francesco dell'Isola of the University of L'Aquila chairs the editorial board and works on generalized and microstructured continua and smart materials（Università dell'Aquila）的（Francesco dell'Isola）担任编委会主席，研究广义与微结构连续体及智能材料。
• The board has 16 editors, including Micol Amar and Patrizia Trovalusci at Sapienza University of Rome and Victor Eremeyev at the University of Cagliari编委会由 16 位编辑组成，包括（Sapienza University of Rome）的（Micol Amar）与（Patrizia Trovalusci），以及（University of Cagliari）的（Victor Eremeyev）。
• Samuel Forest of Mines Paris PSL, Yonggang Huang of Northwestern University and David Steigmann of Berkeley are among the editors（Mines Paris PSL）的（Samuel Forest）、（Northwestern University）的（Yonggang Huang）与（Berkeley）的（David Steigmann）均为编委。
• Eight honorary editors, among them Eric Carlen, Gilles Francfort, Pierre Seppecher and Pierre Suquet, advise the journal八位荣誉编辑为期刊提供咨询，其中包括（Eric Carlen）、（Gilles Francfort）、（Pierre Seppecher）与（Pierre Suquet）。
• A further editorial board of about 27 members spans Italy, the United States, France, Germany, China, Spain, Canada, the United Kingdom and Israel另有约 27 位编委，分布于意大利、美国、法国、德国、中国、西班牙、加拿大、英国与以色列。
• Manuscripts are submitted as PDF files through MSP's EditFlow system and are reviewed under a single-anonymized process稿件以（PDF）文件经（MSP）的（EditFlow）系统投稿，采用单盲评审流程。