R&D Journal
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
About the journal
R&D Journal is an open-access journal published by Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 28 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
- ISSN
- 0257-9669 · 2309-8988
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1
- Declared review time
- 28 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://rdj.journals.ac.za/index.php/pub/index
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2025-06-21
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 28 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2025
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
1
Most recent article
5 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
28weeks
Works in OpenAlex
63
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
5
i10-index
1
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy10
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-06-21
- Added to DOAJ
- 2025-06-21
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- Portico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 0%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 67%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- Research and development journalR and D journal (JohannesburgN&O joernaal (JohannesburgR and D journal
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- Metallurgy and Material Forming
- Metallurgy and Material Forming
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Rocket and propulsion systems research
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Show all subjects (50)
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
- Rocket and propulsion systems research
- Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
- Fatigue and fracture mechanics
- Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Engineering Structural Analysis Methods
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Engineering Structural Analysis Methods
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Fatigue and fracture mechanics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Mechanical Behavior of Composites
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
- Heat Transfer Mechanisms
- Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
- Elasticity and Material Modeling
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics
- Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology
- Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
- Mechanical Behavior of Composites
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
- Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
- Heat Transfer Mechanisms
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- mechanical engineering
- automobile
- energy generation
- process engineering
- mining and education
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