Shock Waves
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Aims & Scope
Shock Waves provides a forum for presenting and discussing new results in all fields where shock and detonation phenomena play a role. The journal addresses physicists, engineers and applied mathematicians working on theoretical, experimental or numerical issues, including diagnostics and flow visualization. The research fields considered include, but are not limited to, aero- and gas dynamics, acoustics, physical chemistry, condensed matter and plasmas, with applications encompassing materials sciences, space sciences, geosciences, life sciences and medicine. Of particular interest are contributions which provide insights into fundamental aspects of the techniques that are relevant to more than one specific research community. The journal publishes scholarly research papers, invited review articles and short notes, as well as comments on papers already published in this journal. Occasionally concise meeting reports of interest to the Shock Waves community are published.
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MECHANICS
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisShock Waves (acronym: shoc, abbr: SHOCK WAVES, ISSN: 0938-1287) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Physics, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in Germany since 1991. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.80, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.487 (Q2), an H-index of 71.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 74 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,009 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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