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Flow

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN2633-4259eISSN2633-4259

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.659

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.13

Total Worksi

261

Total Citationsi

1,172

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Flow is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original research and reviews on the science and technology of fluid dynamics. It covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: boundary layers, turbulence, multiphase flows, microfluidics, biofluidics, geophysical flows, and computational fluid dynamics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications261

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2633-4259 / 2633-4259

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

2020

363

2021

426

2022

267

2023

131

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ1

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

MechanicsPhysics, Fluids & Plasmas

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesBiomedical EngineeringEngineering (miscellaneous)Aerospace Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsWind and Air Flow StudiesFluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsMusic History and CultureBiomimetic flight and propulsion mechanismsParticle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsWind Energy Research and Development

Frequently asked questions about Flow

Is Flow a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Flow: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Flow?

Flow 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 1.89.

Is Flow indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Flow is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.