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Nonlinearity

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0951-7715eISSN1361-6544

SJR Q1✓ 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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.19

H-Indexi

130

SNIPi

1.23

Total Worksi

5,478

Total Citationsi

126,430

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mathematics, Applied; Physics, Mathematical; Applied Mathematics; Mathematical Physics; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications5,478

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0951-7715 / 1361-6544

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

202

2.9k

2019

229

2.4k

2020

309

2.2k

2021

206

1.4k

2022

220

1.1k

2023

264

802

2024

293

347

2025

181

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 MathematicsQ1

Mathematical PhysicsQ1

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, AppliedPhysics, Mathematical

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsMathematical PhysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsQuantum chaos and dynamical systemsNonlinear Waves and SolitonsAdvanced Mathematical Physics ProblemsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Frequently asked questions about Nonlinearity

Is Nonlinearity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nonlinearity: 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 Nonlinearity?

Nonlinearity 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 1.40.

Is Nonlinearity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nonlinearity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Nonlinearity?