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Executive editor: Amin Barari

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.

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13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

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.

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Recent articles

18 Mar 2026

A locking and unlocking mechanism integrating compliant and rigid structures for modular vehicles

He Gou, Xiaobiao Shan, Yan Wang, Xiaopeng Yang, and Wupeng Liu

Mech. Sci., 17, 245–254, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-245-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-245-2026, 2026

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12 Mar 2026

A Bayesian-optimized convolutional neural network bidirectional gated recurrent unit model for dynamometer card reconstruction in beam pumping units

Zhewei Ye, Changjiang Li, Zhang Liu, and Hao Wang

Mech. Sci., 17, 233–244, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-233-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-233-2026, 2026

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11 Mar 2026

GAPS: Group-wise Affine-Perturbed Serialization for efficient 3D semantic segmentation

Yubin Tang, Yangchen Liu, and Zichuan Fan

Mech. Sci., 17, 221–231, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-221-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-221-2026, 2026

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10 Mar 2026

Dynamic stress monitoring and analysis of cranes based on digital-twin modeling

Guoping Yan, Xiaowei Yang, Jiansheng Zhang, Qi Tao, and Yang Li

Mech. Sci., 17, 207–219, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-207-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-207-2026, 2026

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09 Mar 2026

Design and dual-loop control of a wearable electric force-feedback device for virtual training

Zhexue Ge, Liming Zhang, Haiyang Sun, Suiyu Chen, Xu Luo, and Yongmin Yang

Mech. Sci., 17, 195–206, https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-195-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-17-195-2026, 2026

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Notice on APC invoices

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.