Journal profile · Engineering-Computational Mechanics
Journal of Computational Dynamics
ISSN 2158-2505 · American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Journal of Computational Dynamics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Computational Dynamics is published by American Institute of Mathematical Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Numerical methods for differential equations, Model Reduction and Neural Networks and Quantum chaos and dynamical systems, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Computational Dynamics (JCD) is focused on the intersection of computation with deterministic and stochastic dynamics. The mission of the journal is to publish papers that explore new computational methods for analyzing dynamic problems or use novel dynamical methods to improve computation. JCD includes both original research and survey papers that give a detailed and illuminating treatment of an important area of current interest.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Computational Mechanics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics15.3%
- Model Reduction and Neural NetworksPhysics and Astronomy11.2%
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systemsPhysics and Astronomy7.8%
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationComputer Science6%
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsEngineering5.7%
- Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical SystemsMathematics5.5%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics4.2%
- Nonlinear Waves and SolitonsPhysics and Astronomy3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 233 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 59 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 29 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 165 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 156 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- ISSN
- 2158-2505
- Print ISSN
- 2158-2491
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computational Dynamics
What CAS zone is Journal of Computational Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Computational Dynamics is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics / Mathematics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Computational Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Computational Dynamics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Computational Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Computational Dynamics is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .