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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1992 (also 1983–1988, 1981, 1979, 1972–1976, 1967–1970, 1965)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Physics of Fluids
Physics of Fluids is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by American Institute of Physics.
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ISSN 0031-9171Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Scopus · Inactive
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Physics of Fluids indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1992 (also 1983–1988, 1981, 1979, 1972–1976, 1967–1970, 1965)).
What is the impact factor of Physics of Fluids?
Physics of Fluids has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Physics of Fluids and what is its ISSN?
Physics of Fluids is published by American Institute of Physics. Its ISSN is 0031-9171.
Is Physics of Fluids in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Physics of Fluids open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Physics of Fluids for 19 years, between 1965 and 1992, with 9 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1992, 34 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 12,357 works and 428,391 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 1988, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 1992, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Physics of Fluids? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Physics of Fluids has an h-index of 243 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
243
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
6,870
i10-index
12,357
works indexed
428,391
total citations
Physics of Fluids published 1 papers in 2023; its busiest recent year was 1986 with 605. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Physics of Fluids? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1992. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1992
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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