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Waves in Random and Complex Media (discontinued)

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1745-5049

✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ No selective/vetting index found20

Total20

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

218

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 200d

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.054

Total Worksi

2,570

Total Citationsi

33,249

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Waves in Random and Complex Media publishes studies of waves in random and/or complex media, including nonlinear, chaotic or fractal media, tissue, and metamaterials. The journal also covers wave propagation, scattering, imaging, and inverse problems in these media, as well as research in wave physics and electromagnetics, plasmonics, and both classical and quantum waves.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 151 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,570

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1745-5049

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

102

2019

182

3.3k

2020

353

4.8k

2021

782

10k

2022

350

2.2k

2023

197

2024

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Unranked

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Unranked

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferHeat Transfer MechanismsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsThermoelastic and Magnetoelastic PhenomenaNumerical methods in engineeringComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationNonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structuresNonlinear Waves and SolitonsNonlinear Photonic SystemsFractional Differential Equations Solutions

Frequently asked questions about Waves in Random and Complex Media (discontinued)

Is Waves in Random and Complex Media (discontinued) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Waves in Random and Complex Media (discontinued): it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 20/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Waves in Random and Complex Media (discontinued)?

Waves in Random and Complex Media (discontinued) is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.89.

Is Waves in Random and Complex Media (discontinued) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Waves in Random and Complex Media (discontinued) is indexed in Scopus.