Journal profile · Mechanics
Journal of Turbulence
ISSN 1468-5248 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly
Journal of Turbulence: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 127 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Turbulence is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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, Wind and Air Flow Studies and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, together about 52.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Turbulence is a physical phenomenon occurring in most fluid flows, and is a major research topic at the cutting edge of science and technology. Journal of Turbulence ( JoT) is a digital forum for disseminating new theoretical, numerical and experimental knowledge aimed at understanding, predicting and controlling fluid turbulence. JoTprovides a common venue for communicating advances of fundamental and applied character across the many disciplines in which turbulence plays a vital role. Examples include turbulence arising in engineering fluid dynamics (aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, particulate and multi-phase flows, acoustics, hydraulics, combustion, aeroelasticity, transitional flows, turbo-machinery, heat transfer), geophysical fluid dynamics (environmental flows, oceanography, meteorology), in physics (magnetohydrodynamics and fusion, astrophysics, cryogenic and quantum fluids), and mathematics (turbulence from PDE’s, model systems). The multimedia capabilities offered by this electronic journal (including free colour images and video movies), provide a unique opportunity for disseminating turbulence research in visually impressive ways. All published research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Taylor & Francis is a member of the Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE). Taylor & Francis is committed to peer review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review in our journals. To help us maintain these high standards, we provide guidelines for ethical publishing. Click here for more details.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mechanics
Editor-in-chief Ugo PiomelliPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering31.9%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science13.9%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering7%
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsEngineering6.7%
- Particle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsEngineering5.2%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering5.2%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering5%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering4.5%
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 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Aerospace & High Technology Database, Applied Mechanics Reviews, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Current Mathematical Publications, Electronic Collections Online, GEOBASE, New Jour, OCLC ArticleFirst, PASCAL, Zetoc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.86Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 672OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 48,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 48,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 22 | 3 | 24 |
| 2024 | 28 | 9 | 75 |
| 2023 | 26 | 12 | 165 |
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 148 |
| 2021 | 28 | 12 | 251 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 190 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (42 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 94 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 94 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 28 Jul 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
Taylor & Francis is a member of the Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access Model summary
Journal of Turbulence is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: single anonymized Model summary
All published research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1468-5248
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Turbulence
What CAS zone is Journal of Turbulence in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Turbulence is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mechanics / Physics, Fluids & Plasmas. 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 Turbulence?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 3, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Turbulence?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 97–190 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (2025). 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 Turbulence?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Turbulence is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Turbulence open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Turbulence is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .