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Fluid Dynamics

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1966

ISSN1573-8507

SJR Q3✓ 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?

133

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 17d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.244

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.625

Total Worksi

8,786

Total Citationsi

35,121

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Fluid Dynamics is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on studies of motion, behavior, and interactions of liquids and gases. Covers on aeromechanics, hydrodynamics, plasma dynamics, underground hydrodynamics, and biomechanics of continuous media. Highlights emerging trends at the forefront of science, such as multi-phase flows, chemically reactive flows, and liquid and gas flows in electromagnetic fields. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Annual Volume~ 178 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications8,786

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-8507

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

104

560

2019

105

414

2020

106

504

2021

131

377

2022

186

346

2023

174

234

2024

173

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.

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ3

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

MechanicsPhysics, Fluids & Plasmas

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesMechanical EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryParticle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsFluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringPlasma and Flow Control in AerodynamicsAquatic and Environmental StudiesCombustion and flame dynamicsMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Frequently asked questions about Fluid Dynamics

Is Fluid Dynamics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fluid Dynamics: 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 Fluid Dynamics?

Fluid Dynamics 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 0.73.

Is Fluid Dynamics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fluid Dynamics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.