Journal profile · MECHANICS
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
ISSN 1880-5558 · Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers · Japan
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology is published by Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology (JFST) is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal that aims for contributing to the development of fluids engineering by publishing Regular Articles of basic and applied studies on flow physics and fluids engineering. JFST provides its global authors with full peer-review services to select original, innovative and important work by theoretical, experimental and numerical approaches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MECHANICS
Editor-in-chief Makoto TSUBOKURAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Japan 3, South Korea 2, Italy 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering18.2%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering9.6%
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsEngineering8%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering5.2%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Lattice Boltzmann Simulation StudiesEngineering4.8%
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics ResearchEngineering4.1%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 166OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 828 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 55 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 84 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 70 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | JPY 80,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 80,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | JPY 2,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Submission to the journal implies that all authors have seen and approved the author list, which the Editorial Office checks for each multi-author submission. Changes to the author list after the manuscript is received are not allowed for any reason. To qualify for authorship, authors must make a substantial contribution to the research conception and planning, data acquisition, analysis, and/or i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Author competing interests and conflicts of interest
In the interests of transparency, the journal requires all authors to declare upon submission any competing or conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript. A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived or potential circumstances that could influence an author’s ability to conduct or report research impartially. Potential conflicts include (but are not limited t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright, Open Access and Fees
JFST is fully Open Access and uses Creative Commons (CC) licenses, which allow users to use, reuse and build upon the material published in the journal without charge or the need to ask prior permission from the publisher or author. More details on the CC licenses are below.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. JFST encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and peer review process
The journal uses single-blind peer review. When a manuscript is submitted to the journal, it is assigned to the Editor-in-Chief, who performs initial screening. Manuscripts that do not fit the journal’s scope or are not deemed suitable for publication are rejected without review. The Editor-in-Chief allocates each of the remaining manuscripts to an Editor, who handles peer review. The Editor selec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. JFST encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1880-5558
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Fluid Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Fluid Science and Technology is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mechanics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Fluid Science and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Fluid Science and Technology based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Japan (3) and South Korea (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Fluid Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Fluid Science and Technology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Fluid Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .