1 Motivation Unique characteristic Information Statistic/ Time Contract issues Remarks Impact of Open Access Publication from the view of journal of Mechanical Sciences Dr. Nima Tolou

2 Motivation Motivations Education  Gain experience  Build up a portfolio for young Researchers PhD students as well as young Editors Idealism  Opportunity to publish in a journal in English  Fast time to publication and  Great citation opportunity Forethought Thought for future of academia,  Free for authors  Free for readers  Fast  Complements established journals in the field  Now a days, capital is time and knowledge! Geographic  Netherlands, and TUDelft are world wide well known for science but haven't had a journal with OA materials in Mechanics  some characteristics are unique worldwide

3 Motivation Unique characteristic Open access one of the few OA journals in mechanical engineering Audience - young researchers who should make their future academic career

4 Motivation Unique characteristic Editorial Mechanical Sciences has been supported by several Editors in Chief and Editors of well established journals, and president of reputable scientific organization IFToMM Authors We have already achieved great results from contribution of young editors mentored by experienced editors (e.g special issues) Young Editors Mechanical Sciences has received enthusiasm support from some of most cited authors

5 Motivation Unique characteristic Financial Support Library of Delft University of Technology Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NOW) Copernicus Publication International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM) Scientific Support Sponsors

6 Publication statistics Since Dec 22 nd 2010 (6 articles) (10 articles) (16 articles) (4 articles) (17 articles) (9 articles) Since Dec 22 nd 2010 Motivation Unique characteristic

7 Page per issue Rejection rate ~ 60% Host some of most cited authors Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic

8 Citations Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic

9 May 2012 Sep 2012 Dec 2012 Citations Citation of issues Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic

10 May 2012 Sep 2012 Dec 2012 Citation of issues normalized to number of articles per issue Citations Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic

11 International distribution of articles Citations Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic Some reputable universities, research groups and most cited researchers

12 Citations Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic

13  Cited in Science  High visibility Citations Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic

14 Indexing: Scopus and Science Citation Index Expanded indexings (ISI) have been received in 2014 which is exceptionally fast. Citations Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic Indexing and IF

15 Expected IF (in 2012 published in ) Based on Google Scholar Expected IF (in 2012 published in ) Based on Thomson Reuters Expected IF Expected IF (in 2012 published in ) Based on Google Scholar Expected IF (in 2012 published in ) Based on Thomson Reuters Citations Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic IF Indexing and IF  Expected IF in 2013 = 3.05!  Now 1.7 and growing

16 Citations Publication statistics Motivation Unique characteristic Conclusions Indexing and IF  OA publications has shows a significant number of download and citations;  Several name universities, research groups and number of most cited researchers shown interest in OA publication in MS (couple of times);  It shows a relatively new OA journal with a solid activity can achieve a noticeable IF → high citation. Conclusions