Special departments present society news, professional developments, technical trends, and information on ASME codes and standards. Issues present 6 or 7 practical articles. Regular features include a news column, technical briefs, software and personal computer bulletin boards, and product updates. Six special reference issues are published focusing on such topics as materials, electrical engineering and electronics, and mechanical drives. It features automotive design, research and development, vehicle analysis, materials and processes, company profiles, design perspective.
Topics range from technical highlights of European vehicles to modern oil engines.
Regular features are the SAE calendar, automotive product briefs, technology updates, and legislative developments, as well as news of automotive standards. Featured articles, editorials, technical notes and advertisers index. Features include industry news, exhibits and conferences, new products, and abstracts. Articles are usually the work of actual practitioners, rather than theoreticians. It is an authoritative research journal, essential for all mechanics or mechanical engineering collection.