Journal of Nonlinear Science
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Aims & Scope
The mission of the Journal of Nonlinear Science is to publish papers that augment the fundamental ways we describe, model, and predict nonlinear phenomena. Papers should make an original contribution to at least one technical area and should in addition illuminate issues beyond that area's boundaries. Even excellent papers in a narrow field of interest are not appropriate for the journal. Papers can be oriented toward theory, experimentation, algorithms, numerical simulations, or applications as long as the work is creative and sound. Excessively theoretical work in which the application to natural phenomena is not apparent (at least through similar techniques) or in which the development of fundamental methodologies is not present is probably not appropriate. In turn, papers oriented toward experimentation, numerical simulations, or applications must not simply report results without an indication of what a theoretical explanation might be. All papers should be submitted in English and must meet common standards of usage and grammar. In addition, because ours is a multidisciplinary subject, at minimum the introduction to the paper should be readable to a broad range of scientists and not only to specialists in the subject area. The scientific importance of the paper and its conclusions should be made clear in the introduction-this means that not only should the problem you study be presented, but its historical background, its relevance to science and technology, the specific phenomena it can be used to describe or investigate, and the outstanding open issues related to it should be explained. Failure to achieve this could disqualify the paper.
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MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
MECHANICS
PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
MECHANICS
PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Nonlinear Science (acronym: jnls, abbr: J. NONLINEAR SCI, ISSN: 0938-8974) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Mathematics, published by Springer US in United States since 1991. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.162 (Q1), an H-index of 73.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 100 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,480 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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