《應用力學雜志》是傳播力學各分支機構長期關注的原始研究成果的工具。雜志上發表的論文大部分是相當深入的全文文章。對已發表論文的評論可以用討論的方式提出，但作者應當予以反駁。

The Journal of Applied Mechanics serves as a vehicle for the communication of original research results of permanent interest in all branches of mechanics. The majority of the papers published in the journal are full-length articles of considerable depth. Comments on published papers may be submitted in the form of discussion, which is subject to a rebuttal by the author.