隨時間變化的材料力學促進了不同學科之間知識的轉(zhuǎn)移，這些學科處理隨時間變化的固體材料的特性，但從不同的角度進行研究。這些學科包括：機械工程、航空航天工程、化學工程、流變學、材料科學、高分子物理、設計等。該雜志涉及固體聚合物、金屬、陶瓷、混凝土、木材或其復合材料的隨時間變化的力學性能。人們認識到，某些材料可以作為溫度和/或壓力的函數(shù)處于熔融狀態(tài)。貢獻涉及與加工和熔化到固體轉(zhuǎn)變行為以及與時間相關(guān)的失效和斷裂現(xiàn)象有關(guān)的基本問題。

Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials promotes the transfer of knowledge between various disciplines that deal with the properties of time-dependent solid materials but approach these from different angles. Among these disciplines are: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Rheology, Materials Science, Polymer Physics, Design, and others.The journal deals with the time-dependent mechanical properties of solid polymers, metals, ceramics, concrete, wood, or their composites. It is recognized that certain materials can be in the melt state as function of temperature and/or pressure. Contributions address fundamental issues relating to processing and melt-to-solid transition behavior as well as time-dependent failure and fracture phenomena.