Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
ISSN 0098-2202 · eISSN 1528-901X · American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1973
JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.15; subscription journal; review about 5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 131 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) 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 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Multiphase flows; Pumps; Aerodynamics; Boundary layers; Bubbly flows; Cavitation; Compressible flows; Convective heat/mass transfer as it is affected by fluid flow; Duct and pipe flows; Free shear layers; Flows in biological systems; Fluid-structure interaction; Fluid transients and wave motion; Jets; Naval hydrodynamics; Sprays; Stability and transition; Turbulence wakes microfluidics and other fundamental/applied fluid mechanical phenomena and processes
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering17.7%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering8.3%
- Cavitation Phenomena in PumpsEngineering7%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering5.5%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsEngineering4.6%
- Particle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsEngineering4.4%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering4.3%
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.15LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,756OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,949 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 9 | 21 |
| 2025 | 131 | 12 | 190 |
| 2024 | 139 | 25 | 534 |
| 2023 | 127 | 18 | 830 |
| 2022 | 163 | 20 | 1,318 |
| 2021 | 215 | 24 | 2,213 |
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 5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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 Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0098-2202
- Electronic ISSN
- 1528-901X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.15; CiteScore 5, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .