The Journal of Vibration Engineering stands as a national core journal sponsored by the Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering, supervised by the China Association for Science and Technology, and published by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Since its inception in 1987, this journal serves as a vital platform for showcasing the latest research achievements in vibration engineering within China. Beyond merely reviewing cutting-edge scientific and technological breakthroughs, it actively promotes robust academic exchange both domestically and internationally. Encouraging originality and upholding exemplary academic standards, the journal is committed to supporting and highlighting exceptional talents and works, thus contributing significantly to the advancement of vibration engineering disciplines and China's socialist economic development.

With a pragmatic approach to engineering applications and a solid theoretical foundation, the journal covers a diverse range of topics, including vibration theory and application, nonlinear vibration, random vibration, modal analysis and testing, structural dynamics, rotor dynamics, fault diagnosis, vibration, shock and noise control, dynamic stability, fluid-structure coupling vibration, dynamic measurement, dynamic signal analysis, machine dynamics, soil dynamics, packaging dynamics, and structural seismic control. Its readership comprises scientific and technical professionals engaged in teaching, research, design, development, application, and management within the field of vibration engineering and related disciplines, alongside educators and postgraduate students from science and engineering institutions.

Throughout its history, the journal has garnered recognition and financial support, securing funding from the 'High-tech Academic Journals Funds for Basic Natural Sciences ' in both 1999 and 2001. It was also honored as one of the 'Hundred Outstanding Chinese Academic Journals' consecutively in 2001 and 2002, and was nominated for the Journal Award at the Third Jiangsu Province News and Publishing Government Award in 2021.

In terms of indexing, the journal boasts inclusion in various prestigious databases and indexes, including the CSCD (Chinese Science Citation Database), Peking University’s 'Overview of Chinese Core Journals Selection', and serves as a source journal for the WJCI (World Journal Clout Index) Science and Technology Journal World Impact Index Report. It is also internationally indexed in databases such as the American Ei Compendex, Dutch Scopus Database, British INSPEC Scientific Abstracts, American Applied Mechanics Review, American The Shock and Vibration Digest, American International Aerospace Abstracts, Russian Abstract Journal, JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) database, among others.

Since 2024, the journal has adopted a monthly publication schedule, with each issue comprising approximately 180 pages in a large 16-page format, released at the end of every month. Priced at 30 yuan per issue and 360 yuan for an annual subscription, the journal is distributed domestically and internationally, with domestic postal distribution code: 28-249 and international distribution code: 4819Q.