What is the Impact Factor of Wave Motion?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Wave Motion is 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Wave Motion indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Wave Motion is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.499 (Q2) and an H-index of 75.

Who publishes Wave Motion and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Wave Motion is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $2,969 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Wave Motion?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Wave Motion is "WAVE MOTION" with common acronym "wamot". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #11,917Hybrid

Wave Motion

Acronym:wamot

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Abbreviation (ISO):WAVE MOTION

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Identifier (ISSN):0165-2125(Print)/1878-433X(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.2↓ -0.3

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Wave Motion

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.2

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.499

#11,917

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

75 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate9.5%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

109articles/year

20.2% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Wave Motion is devoted to the cross fertilization of ideas, and to stimulating interaction between workers in various research areas in which wave propagation phenomena play a dominant role. The description and analysis of wave propagation phenomena provides a unifying thread connecting diverse areas of engineering and the physical sciences such as acoustics, optics, geophysics, seismology, electromagnetic theory, solid and fluid mechanics. The journal publishes papers on analytical, numerical and experimental methods. Papers that address fundamentally new topics in wave phenomena or develop wave propagation methods for solving direct and inverse problems are of interest to the journal.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

PhysicsMathematicsQuantum MechanicsMathematical AnalysisOpticsComputer ScienceEngineeringGeometryThermodynamicsMechanical EngineeringMaterials ScienceGeologyAcousticsComposite MaterialsBiologyChemistry

Primary Research Areas

Physics Mechanics

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile 1 Calls for Papers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

ACOUSTICS

Rank16/41

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

MECHANICS

Rank98/172

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Rank48/112

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

ACOUSTICS

Rank15/41

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

MECHANICS

Rank76/172

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Rank44/112

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ACOUSTICS	JCRSCIE	16/41	Q2
MECHANICS	JCRSCIE	98/172	Q3
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRSCIE	48/112	Q2
ACOUSTICS	JCISCIE	15/41	Q2
MECHANICS	JCISCIE	76/172	Q2
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCISCIE	44/112	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.2

Articles / Year99

Total Citations32

2025

IF2.5

Articles / Year157

Total Citations328

2024

IF2.1

Articles / Year145

Total Citations661

2023

IF2.4

Articles / Year94

Total Citations719

2022

IF2.174

Articles / Year116

Total Citations1,031

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.2	99	32
2025	2.5	157	328
2024	2.1	145	661
2023	2.4	94	719
2022	2.174	116	1,031
2021	2.02	106	1,090
2020	1.563	94	791
2019	1.576	129	1,870
2018	1.723	106	1,400
2017	—	90	937
2016	—	141	2,410
2015	—	107	1,694

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #11,917Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1979-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:MathematicsPhysics and Astronomy

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.499

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.50

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,969 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations809

3-Year Documents333

Citable Documents332

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate23.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied MathematicsQ2

Computational MathematicsQ2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 9.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

2区 (Zone 2)Physics & Astrophysics

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区ACOUSTICS

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Wave Motion (acronym: wamot, abbr: WAVE MOTION, ISSN: 0165-2125) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Physics, published by Elsevier in United States since 1979. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.499 (Q2), an H-index of 75.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 11.2周, a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 109 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,969 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.