Journal profile · Mechanics
PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
ISSN 1468-4349 · eISSN 1741-5233 · Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly
PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.71; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS is published by Inderscience Enterprises 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, Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CFD is now considered an indispensable analysis/design tool in an ever-increasing range of industrial applications. Practical flow problems are often so complex that a high level of ingenuity is required. Thus, besides the development work in CFD, innovative CFD applications are also encouraged. PCFD's ultimate goal is to provide a common platform for model/software developers and users by balanced international/interdisciplinary contributions, disseminating information relating to development/refinement of mathematical and numerical models, software tools and their innovative applications in CFD. Topics covered include: -Turbulence- Two-phase flows- Heat transfer- Chemical reactions and combustion- Acoustics- Unsteady flows- Free-surfaces- Fluid-solid interaction- Navier-Stokes solution techniques for incompressible and compressible flows- Discretisation methods and schemes- Convergence acceleration procedures- Grid generation and adaptation techniques- Mesh-free methods- Distributed computing- Other relevant topics
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mechanics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering13.7%
- Lattice Boltzmann Simulation StudiesEngineering8.3%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering7.8%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering6.5%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering6.2%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering5.3%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering5.2%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science4%
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 | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
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 | Thermodynamics | 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
- 0.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 221OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 53 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 54 | 5 | 27 |
| 2023 | 61 | 8 | 68 |
| 2022 | 66 | 8 | 64 |
| 2021 | 65 | 2 | 103 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
- Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1468-4349
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-5233
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
What CAS zone is PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mechanics / Thermodynamics. 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.
What is the impact factor of PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.71; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS open access, and what is the APC?
PROGRESS IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS 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: .