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Executive editors: Guangbo Hao and Andreas Müller
eISSN: 2191-916X

The journal Mechanical Sciences (MS) is an international forum for the dissemination of original contributions in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. Its main ambition is to provide a platform for young researchers to build up a portfolio of high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles.

News

05 May 2025 Call for topic editors – round 2

MS is still looking for new topic editors to strengthen the editorial board. Please read our news item for further details on the application process.

05 May 2025 Call for topic editors – round 2

MS is still looking for new topic editors to strengthen the editorial board. Please read our news item for further details on the application process.

06 Mar 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape MS' community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

06 Mar 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape MS' community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

05 Feb 2025 Copernicus Publications and all journals left Twitter

The Copernicus Twitter account as well as all Twitter accounts of journals published by us have been deactivated. There will be no automatic feeds of newly posted preprints or published journal articles anymore, we do not actively tweet, and the status informs that the accounts are no longer maintained. Twitter is no longer linked from the journal websites or in the share section of the preprint or journal article HTML pages.

05 Feb 2025 Copernicus Publications and all journals left Twitter

The Copernicus Twitter account as well as all Twitter accounts of journals published by us have been deactivated. There will be no automatic feeds of newly posted preprints or published journal articles anymore, we do not actively tweet, and the status informs that the accounts are no longer maintained. Twitter is no longer linked from the journal websites or in the share section of the preprint or journal article HTML pages.

Recent articles

12 Nov 2025
Review article: Plant-inspired robotics: a comprehensive review based on on-/off-plant behaviours and future perspectives
Haitong Liang, Chenting Zhou, Yutong Wu, Shuzhi Wang, Ruihan Liu, Shunmei Wang, Yongjing Hu, Junyi Li, and Guangbo Hao
Mech. Sci., 16, 771–797, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-771-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-771-2025, 2025
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11 Nov 2025
Design and analysis of parallel manipulators with 3 translational degrees of freedom used as an anti-balance perturbator, exactly constrained and overconstrained
Jacob P. Meijaard, Winfred Mugge, and Volkert van der Wijk
Mech. Sci., 16, 757–769, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-757-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-757-2025, 2025
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11 Nov 2025
The kinematics analysis and improvement of the 3T1R 4-PUU parallel mechanism using the whale optimization algorithm
Kai Wen, Xiaoning Zhou, Andong Jiang, and Jie Li
Mech. Sci., 16, 745–755, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-745-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-745-2025, 2025
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11 Nov 2025
Design of a rehabilitation mechanism based on linkage mechanisms
Kan Shi, Dongbin Zhang, Haidong Wang, and Ran Wang
Mech. Sci., 16, 729–743, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-729-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-729-2025, 2025
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10 Nov 2025
DEM–FEM simulation of steering performance of flexible metal wheel for staffed lunar rover
Jianzhong Zhu, Yiming Hu, Kang Wang, and Meng Zou
Mech. Sci., 16, 719–728, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-719-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-719-2025, 2025
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Notice on the current situation in Ukraine

To show our support for Ukraine, all fees for papers from authors (first or corresponding authors) affiliated to Ukrainian institutions are automatically waived, regardless if these papers are co-authored by scientists affiliated to Russian and/or Belarusian institutions. The only exception will be if the corresponding author or first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) are from a Russian and/or Belarusian institution, in that case the APCs are not waived.

In accordance with current European restrictions, Copernicus Publications does not step into business relations with and issue APC-invoices (articles processing charges) to Russian and Belarusian institutions. The peer-review process and scientific exchange of our journals including preprint posting is not affected. However, these restrictions require that the first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) has an affiliation and invoice address outside Russia or Belarus.