理論和應用斷裂力學的目標和范圍已重新設計，以涵蓋與任何類型的材料/組件/結構在微觀、中微觀和宏觀層面上發生的開裂相關現象相關的理論、應用和數值方面。該期刊旨在涵蓋材料/部件/結構在涉及獨立于時間和隨時間變化的外力/力矩系統（例如，準靜態、脈沖、沖擊、爆破、蠕變、接觸和疲勞荷載）的情況下的開裂/機械行為。由于在上述情況下，開裂材料/部件/結構的機械性能也會受到環境條件的影響，因此該期刊還將考慮那些研究外部變量影響的理論/實驗研究工作，例如腐蝕環境的影響。從高溫/低溫開始。該期刊還將考慮評估現代和替代應用中使用的新材料開裂性能的技術文章，即，不僅與工程嚴格相關。此外，表面工程領域最先進的技術發現被視為對材料的開裂/機械性能有很大影響。因此，從理論和實驗角度研究上述方面與材料開裂行為之間的現有相互作用的技術文章將被考慮出版。對軸頸感興趣現象的建模可以基于傳統的線性彈性/彈塑性斷裂力學概念以及新穎（或新興）理論。該雜志熱衷于發表新的/替代的建模/設計方法，前提是這些創新理論是基于最先進的知識，并且在可能的情況下，通過適當的實驗結果進行驗證。更一般地說，裂紋起著應力/應變集中器的作用。因此，期刊非常熱衷于研究不同應力/應變集中體（如缺陷、均質體中的微觀結構以及最重要的任何缺口）對材料/部件/結構的力學性能的影響，以供出版。更詳細地說，理論和應用斷裂力學的一個新特點是定期發布問題，系統地解決缺口力學問題。在這種情況下，對于那些涉及裂紋的研究，這些特殊問題將不僅考慮傳統的問題，而且還將考慮受時間獨立和時間相關荷載的創新材料。現代計算機日益增強的計算能力強烈地鼓勵科學界開發新的方法，適用于模擬含有任何應力/應變集中體（即不僅裂紋和缺口，還包括缺陷和微觀結構）的材料/部件/結構的力學行為。遺傳學）。因此，理論斷裂力學和應用斷裂力學的目標是通過完全集中于計算力學的常規問題，發表那些涉及理論/計算方面的技術文章，從而在微觀、中微觀和宏觀層面上對材料和結構的行為進行有效和準確的建模。包含任何類型的應力/應變增加器的URE。根據描述理論和應用斷裂力學的新目標和范圍，期刊將根據以下主題進行組織：完全符合期刊宗旨和范圍的技術文章的雜文；研究缺口力學領域的技術文章；專門研究計算力學方面的技術文章；主題線程，由專家編輯的來賓，其中感興趣的主題不一定在單個問題中解決：這將創建一系列問題，顯示多年來在斷裂/缺口/計算力學學科的特定領域取得的進展。主題將不僅由編輯委員會成員客座編輯，而且如上文所述，由主要專家客座編輯。在這種情況下，編輯委員會有興趣考慮由愿意擔任客座編輯的主要專家直接提出的可能主題。最后，期刊將考慮出版特別議題，其中包括在重要國際會議上提交的高級別論文的擴展版本。然而，提交實驗性質論文的作者應在提交的論文中包含原始數據，以支持所提出的研究結果。本要求的目的是：（1）防止偽造試驗數據；（2）減少試驗數據的錯誤陳述。

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics' aims & scopes have been re-designed to cover both the theoretical, applied, and numerical aspects associated with those cracking related phenomena taking place, at a micro-, meso-, and macroscopic level, in materials/components/structures of any kind.The journal aims to cover the cracking/mechanical behaviour of materials/components/structures in those situations involving both time-independent and time-dependent system of external forces/moments (such as, for instance, quasi-static, impulsive, impact, blasting, creep, contact, and fatigue loading). Since, under the above circumstances, the mechanical behaviour of cracked materials/components/structures is also affected by the environmental conditions, the journal would consider also those theoretical/experimental research works investigating the effect of external variables such as, for instance, the effect of corrosive environments as well as of high/low-temperature. The journal will also consider technical articles assessing the cracking behaviour of new materials used in modern and alternative applications, i.e., not only strictly related to engineering. Further, the most advanced technological findings in the surface engineering field are seen to strongly influence the cracking/mechanical behaviour of materials. Accordingly, technical articles investigating, both from a theoretical and an experimental point of view, the existing interactions between the above aspects and the material cracking behaviour will be considered for publication.The modelling of the phenomena of interest for the Journal can be based on the conventional linear-elastic/elasto-plastic Fracture Mechanics concepts as well as on novel (or emerging) theories. The journal is keen to publish new/alternative modelling/design approaches, provided that such innovative theories are soundly based on the state-of-the-art knowledge and, when possible, validated through appropriate experimental results.In more general terms, cracks act as stress/strain concentrators. Accordingly, the Journal is very keen to consider for publication also those studies investigating the effect on the mechanical behaviour of materials/components/structures of different kinds of stress/strain concentrators such as defects, microstructural in-homogeneities, and, above all, notches of any kind. In more detail, one of the new features of Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics is releasing regular issues addressing, in a systematic way, the notch mechanics problem. In this setting, as for those studies involving cracks, such special issues will consider not only conventional, but also innovative materials subjected to both time-independent and time-dependent loading.The increasing computational power of modern computers is strongly encouraging the scientific community to develop novel methodologies suitable for modelling the mechanical behaviour of materials/components/structures containing any kind of stress/strain concentrators (i.e., not only cracks and notches, but also defects and microstructural in-homogeneities). Accordingly, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics aims to publish, through regular issues fully focussed on computational mechanics, also those technical articles addressing the theoretical/computational aspects leading to an efficient and accurate modelling of the behaviour, at a micro-, meso-, and macroscopic level, of materials and structures containing stress/strain raisers of any kind.In light of the new aims and scopes characterising Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, the journal will be organised according to the following topical issues:Miscellany of technical articles fully meeting the aims and scopes of the journal;Technical articles investigating the notch mechanics field;Technical articles devoted to the computational mechanics aspects;Themed threads, guest-edited by experts, where the themes of interest could not necessarily be addressed in a single issue: this would create a string of issues showing, over years, the progresses made in a specific area of the Fracture/Notch/Computational Mechanics discipline.The themed threads will be guest-edited not only by the Members of the Editorial Board, but also, as mentioned above, by leading experts. In this setting, the Editorial Boards is interested in considering possible topics directly suggested by leading experts also willing to act as guest-editors. Finally, the Journal will consider the publication of special issues containing the extended version of high-level papers presented at prominent international conferences.However, authors submitting papers of an experimental nature should include raw data with their submissions in order to support the findings being presented. The purpose of this requirement is to (1) Guard against falsifying test data and (2) Mitigate the misrepresentation of test data.