About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The aim of the journal is to cover topical problem in the field of power and mechanical engineering.

 The journal publishes:

• article outlining the new scientific results in the volume of not more than   15 typewritten pages, including illustrations (up to seven) and a tables;
• brief messages containing information about important results of the preliminary research up to 3-5 pages (these materials can be later used in the full article text);
• reviews of publications on actual problems of engineering mechanics from 20 to 25 pages on the request of the editorial Board.

 Subjects of the journal:

• power engineering;
• aero and fluid dynamics in energy machines;
• heat transfer in engineering designs;
• dynamics and strength of machines;
• applied mathematics;
• alternative energy;
• high technologies in mechanical engineering;
• environmental aspects in mechanical engineering;
• material science in mechanical engineering.

The edition also accepted the paid advertisements on new materials, devices and equipment.

Peer Review Process

The rules of the review:

All articles are reviewed. Manuscripts submitted to the editorial staff after a preliminary review by editor to assess their conformity with the theme and requirements undergo single-blind review. At the same time, the names of reviewers are hidden from the authors.

double-blinded review. Neither the authors nor the reviewers do not know each other.

The rules of the review:

• After the editor's decision on the possibility of publication of the work in the journal, submitted manuscript is sent to at least two external experts in the relevant field.
• Chief editor informs the authors either the manuscript is adopted without revision or modification or the authors are given the opportunity to revise the manuscript and submit it again, or manuscript is rejected.

The review of the manuscript:

•  The manuscript again received is logged when we get its hard copy by mail (date of registration).
•  Chief editor or managing editor decides on the choice of the reviewers of the manuscript according to the topic.
•  Materials manuscripts sent for review by the designated reviewers. The result of the review is the recommendations of reviewers.
•  In case of a positive review the manuscript is transmitted to the editorial Board for its preparation for publication.
•  In case of necessity of processing of the manuscript the review is sent to the author together with all remarks and wishes of the reviewers.
•  In case of disagreement with the review the author sends a reasoned reply.

A revised version of the manuscript is sent for re-review.

Publication Frequency

Frequency: 4 issues per a year. Each issue is published at the end of every third month of the year. 

Manuscripts are accepted continuously during the year. Approximate time between the submission of a manuscripts and its publication is about 6 months.

Open Access Policy

The journal is a publication of open access. All articles are free for viewing, reading, downloading and printing.
Materials are accepted in Russian, Ukrainian or English and are published in the source language.

Publication ethics

Reviewer ethics:

• The reviewer must objectively evaluate the quality of the manuscript, presented experimental and/or theoretical work, its interpretation and the presentation and consider the extent to which the work is of high scientific and literary standards.
• The reviewer must respect the intellectual independence of the authors.
• The reviewer shall apply with the manuscript sent for review, as a confidential document. He should not show the manuscript to other persons or to discuss it with other colleagues, except the reviewer is required to someone special consultation.
• The reviewer shall timely provide feedback.

Author ethics:

• Author (or author team) primary respond(s) for the novelty and reliability of the results of scientific research.
• The authors should provide reliable results of the research. False or fraudulent statements are unacceptable.
• Authors should ensure that the results of the research contained in the submitted manuscript are completely original. Borrowed fragments or approval shall be issued with the obligatory indication of the author and the source.
• Excessive borrowing and plagiarism in any form, including undocumented quotes, paraphrasing or assignment of rights of the results of foreign research are unethical and unacceptable.
• It is necessary to acknowledge the contribution of all people influenced the course of the study in one way or another. In particular, the article should be submitted links that have relevance for the research.
• All those who have made a significant contribution to the study should be listed as co-authors of the article.
• Authors should not submit the manuscript that was sent to another journal and is under consideration, as well as the article already published in another journal.

Editor ethics:

• The editors are responsible for the publication of works of authorship.
• During the decision about publishing is worked out the editor of the journal is guided by the reliability of data presentation and scientific significance of considered work.
• The editor should assess the intellectual contents of the manuscripts.
• According to the principles of confidentiality the unpublished data from submitted manuscripts should not be used for personal purposes or disclosed to third parties without the written consent of the author.
• Editor must not allow the publication of information, if there are sufficient grounds to believe that it is plagiarism.

Indexing

1. Index Copernicus (Poland) – International scientometric base (Index Copernicus Journals Master List). This website includes indexing, ranking and abstracting journals, and is a platform for scientific collaboration and joint research projects (page journal "Mechanical Engineering Problems" in ICJML).

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7. German National Library of Science and Technology University Library Hannover (link)

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14. The GIGA Information Centre comprises four regional libraries (Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East) as well as a trans-regional collection on comparative area studies, theory and methods (link)

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Journal History

Since 1975 till 1994 the journal was published as interdepartmental collection of scientific works titled «Problems of mechanical engineering». 40 issues (two ones per year) were printed. Since 1998, the edition was transformed into the international scientific and technical journal «Problems of mechanical engineering».