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Wave Motion

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0165-2125eISSN1878-433X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.499

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.013

Total Worksi

3,449

Total Citationsi

58,465

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Acoustics; Mechanics; Physics, Multidisciplinary; Applied Mathematics; Computational Mathematics; Modeling and Simulation; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive

Total Publications3,449

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0165-2125 / 1878-433X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

129

1.9k

2019

785

2020

106

1.1k

2021

116

2022

708

2023

145

630

2024

157

315

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Applied MathematicsQ2

Computational MathematicsQ2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AcousticsMechanicsPhysics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsComputational MathematicsModeling and SimulationPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationNonlinear Photonic SystemsNonlinear Waves and SolitonsAcoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchOcean Waves and Remote Sensing

Frequently asked questions about Wave Motion

Is Wave Motion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Wave Motion: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Wave Motion?

Wave Motion is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.99.

Is Wave Motion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Wave Motion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Wave Motion?