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Journal of Computational Physics

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1966

ISSN1090-2716

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.552

H-Indexi

413

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.754

Total Worksi

21,100

Total Citationsi

1,347,998

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Physics, Mathematical; Applied Mathematics; Computational Mathematics; Computer Science Applications; Modeling and Simulation; Numerical Analysis; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications21,100

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1090-2716

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

777

26k

2019

737

21k

2020

665

13k

2021

804

13k

2022

690

7.9k

2023

796

5.5k

2024

777

1.8k

2025

403

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

Computational MathematicsQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Numerical AnalysisQ1

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsPhysics, Mathematical

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsNumerical AnalysisComputer Science ApplicationsComputational MathematicsModeling and SimulationPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsLattice Boltzmann Simulation StudiesGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryElectromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsNumerical methods for differential equationsModel Reduction and Neural NetworksElectromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisNumerical methods in engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computational Physics

Is Journal of Computational Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Computational Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Computational Physics?

Journal of Computational Physics 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 3.42.

Is Journal of Computational Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Computational Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.