Chaos

AIP PUBLISHING · United States

ISSN1054-1500eISSN1089-7682

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.797

H-Indexi

153

SNIPi

1.033

Total Worksi

8,922

Total Citationsi

208,457

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications8,922

Publisher OrgAmerican Institute of Physics

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AIP PUBLISHING

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1054-1500 / 1089-7682

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

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

511

12k

2019

586

10k

2020

548

7.1k

2021

520

5.9k

2022

581

5.7k

2023

652

4.3k

2024

665

2025

423

169

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, AppliedPhysics, Mathematical

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsMathematical PhysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsMedicine (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationChaos control and synchronizationstochastic dynamics and bifurcationQuantum chaos and dynamical systemsNeural dynamics and brain function

Frequently asked questions about Chaos

Is Chaos a predatory journal?

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

Chaos 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 3.21.

Is Chaos indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chaos is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.