Machines (ISSN 2075-1702) [IF 2.899, CiteScore 3.1] is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on machinery and engineering published monthly online by MDPI. Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Engineering, Mechanical) / JCR - Q2 (Engineering, Electrical & Electronic). Manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 16 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2022).