Journal profile · Mechanics
Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
ISSN 0935-4964 · eISSN 1432-2250 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1989
Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.34; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 171 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 3 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 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, together about 46.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics provides a forum for the cross fertilization of ideas, tools and techniques across all disciplines in which fluid flow plays a role. The focus is on aspects of fluid dynamics where theory and computation are used to provide insights and data upon which solid physical understanding is revealed. We seek research papers, invited review articles, brief communications, letters and comments addressing flow phenomena of relevance to aeronautical, geophysical, environmental, material, mechanical and life sciences. Papers of a purely algorithmic, experimental, or engineering application nature, and papers without significant new physical insights, are outside the scope of this journal. For computational work, authors are responsible for ensuring that any artifacts of discretization and/or implementation are sufficiently controlled such that the numerical results unambiguously support the conclusions drawn. Where appropriate, and to the extent possible, such papers should either include or reference supporting documentation in the form of verification and validation studies. DISCLAIMER 1 The Scope of this Journal Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics provides a forum for the cross fertilization of ideas across all disciplines in which fluid flow plays a role. The focus is on aspects of fluid dynamics where theory and computation are used to provide insights and data upon which solid physical understanding is revealed and/or models are proposed. The following areas are outside the scope of the journal. Papers addressing them will not be accepted and will be returned to the authors without review: 1. Papers focusing on numerical methods, algorithmic improvements, and code validation, unless the methodology is closely associated with novel physical insights. 2. Papers focused on cataloging analytical or numerical flow solutions without contextualization in terms of real flows in technology or nature. 3. Papers focused on industrial devices and/or engineering prediction, unless there is also a significant emphasis on novel observations about related flow phenomena. 4. Papers focused on engineering prediction, unless there is also a significant emphasis on novel observations about related flow phenomena. 5. Papers employing analytical and/or numerical techniques for the solution of simplified (e.g. steady, 1-D,...) flow limits, devoid of bifurcation analysis of the resulting model flow. 6. Papers focusing primarily on n
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mechanics
Editor-in-chief Vassilis TheofilisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 16, United Kingdom 5, Germany 3, France 3, Australia 3 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering27.6%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering10.9%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering8.2%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsEngineering5%
- Lattice Boltzmann Simulation StudiesEngineering4.8%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
- Model Reduction and Neural NetworksPhysics and Astronomy3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | 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 | Mechanics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 3.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 681OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 123,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,249 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 39 | 20 | 72 |
| 2024 | 54 | 37 | 373 |
| 2023 | 45 | 19 | 457 |
| 2022 | 40 | 11 | 401 |
| 2021 | 39 | 23 | 607 |
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
171 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 246 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 195 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (80 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted2
- brief communicationGeneral remarkThere is no strict limit on the length of a manuscript. Nevertheless, authors are asked to make the manuscripts as concise as possible and to limi…Length not stated
- brief communicationsBrief communications should include a very short abstract and should not exceed three printed pages in length, including space allowed for title, figures, table…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency policy Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0935-4964
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-2250
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
What CAS zone is Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 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 Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.34; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 171 days (interquartile range 128–246 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), United Kingdom (5) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .