Guides: Mechanical Engineering: Journals & Databases

Key databases

ASME Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection is a repository of current and archival full text resources including peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and ebooks on mechanical engineering.

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ASCE Library This link opens in a new window
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) provides full-text information from journals, eBooks, standards and proceedings across all disciplines of civil engineering.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Large database covering 16,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers. Scopus is a citation only database with links to full text where available.
Engineering Collection (Informit) This link opens in a new window
Collection provides access to content from Engineers Australia (EA) and the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). Includes scholarly journals, trade publications, reports and conference proceedings. Contains full-text access to ENGINE (Australian Engineering Index), Australian Transport Index BUILD - Australian Building Construction and Engineering Database.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Citation database. Science, arts and social science citation indexes. Includes cited reference searching. Science Citation Index Expanded - provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in approximately 5,900 of the world's leading scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 150 disciplines.

Featured eJournals

UniSC provides access to a wide range of Mechanical Engineering journals. Listed below are titles which may be useful in your study of this discipline. They are available online and will require your UniSC login.

Student eNEWS
Student eNews is published monthly except December and January. It is emailed to Student members of Engineers Australia free of charge as a member service.
Australian journal of mechanical engineering by Publisher: Institution of Engineers Australia
The Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering is a fully refereed journal that focuses on the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems.
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Journal of Mechanical Design
The ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (JMD) serves the broad design community as the venue for scholarly, archival research in all aspects of the design activity with emphasis on design synthesis. Source: ASME publisher website.
Journal of Applied Mechanics
The purpose of the Journal of Applied Mechanics is to serve as a vehicle for the communication of original research results of permanent interest in all branches of mechanics. Source: ASME publisher website.
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering
The ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering will serve as a medium for dissemination of research findings, best practices and concerns, and for discussion and debate on risk and uncertainty related issues.. Source: ASME publisher website
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
Original contributions providing insight into the use of analytical, computational modelling methods for rigid-body mechanics (e.g. dynamics, vibration, stability), structural mechanics, metal forming, behaviour and application of advanced materials (metals, composite, cellular, smart etc.), impact mechanics, strain localization and other effects of nonlinearity (e.g. large deflections, plasticity, fracture etc.), fluid mechanics (external and internal flows), tribology, thermodynamics and materials processing generally form the core of the journal contents. Source: Publisher website
Journal of fluid mechanics
Journal of Fluid Mechanics is the leading international journal in the field and is essential reading for all those concerned with developments in fluid mechanics. It publishes authoritative articles covering theoretical, computational and experimental investigations of all aspects of the mechanics of fluids. Each issue contains papers on both the fundamental aspects of fluid mechanics, and their applications to other fields such as aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemical and mechanical engineering, hydraulics, meteorology, oceanography, geology, acoustics and combustion.
Source: Publisher website
Mechanism and Machine Theory
The main topics covered in this international journal are: • Design Theory and Methodology; • Haptics and Human-Machine-Interfaces; • Robotics, Mechatronics and Micro-Machines; • Mechanisms, Mechanical Transmissions and Machines; • Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control of Mechanical Systems;• Applications to Bioengineering and Molecular Chemistry. Source: Publisher website
Mechanics of Materials
Original contributions are published on the thermomechanical behavior of technological materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, various advanced composites, wood, etc., geotechnical materials such as rock and soil, and on thermomechanical processes pertaining to solid earth geophysics. The journal contains research papers, invited review articles, brief notes, letters to the editor, book reviews and news items. Source: Publisher website
Mechanical systems and signal processing
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (MSSP) is an interdisciplinary journal in Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering with the purpose of reporting scientific advancements of the highest quality arising from new techniques in sensing, instrumentation, signal processing, modelling and control of dynamic systems. Source: Publisher website.