Aims and Scope

Spectrum of Mechanical Engineering and Operational Research

Spectrum of Mechanical Engineering and Operational Research is a peer-reviewed international journal publishing original research and practice-oriented contributions spanning the broad fields of mechanical engineering and operational research / decision sciences. The journal welcomes theoretical, methodological, computational and applied papers with clear scientific contribution and relevance to engineering and industrial practice.

Manuscripts should demonstrate novelty and validated results (e.g., analytical proofs, simulations, experiments, case studies or real data).

Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Structural Design, Analysis and Optimization
  • Solid Mechanics, Dynamics and Vibration
  • Thermal and Fluid Sciences
  • Automation, Control Systems and Robotics
  • Production / Industrial Engineering
  • Transport Engineering and Logistics
  • Technology Management, Innovation and Forecasting
  • Alternative and Sustainable Technologies
Modern multidisciplinary fields
  • Mechatronics
  • Coupled-field problems
  • Active / adaptive structures
  • Multibody Systems (MBS) and FEM coupling
  • Biomechanics and biomedical engineering
Operational Research & Decision Sciences
  • Optimization and mathematical programming (linear, integer/binary, goal and dynamic programming, optimal control)
  • Decision analysis and multi-criteria decision-making (including group and distributed decision-making; MAUT)
  • Simulation, queuing and stochastic/probabilistic models (Markov processes)
  • Game theory, network theory and heuristics / metaheuristics
  • Forecasting and analytics (including fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy systems, neural networks)
  • Data envelopment analysis (DEA)
  • Operations and supply chain management
  • Project, quality and risk management (SPC, TQM)
  • Resource allocation, workforce planning and scheduling
  • Enterprise/management information systems and decision support systems
This list is illustrative rather than exhaustive and reflects the wide range of topics covered by the journal.