Focus and Coverage

Physics of Fluids is published by the American Institute of Physics with the cooperation of The American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. The journal is devoted to the publication of original theoretical, computational, and experimental contributions to the dynamics of gases, liquids, and complex or multiphase fluids. Content is published online daily, collected into monthly online and printed issues (12 issues per year).

2008 Journal Citation Data from Thomson Reuters*:
Among the Top 3 highly cited journals in both Fluids & Plasmas Physics and Mechanics (Thomson Reuters, 2008)
Impact Factor = 1.738
Immediacy Index = 0.241
Cited Half-Life = >10.0
EigenFactor Score = 0.05865
Article Influence Score = 1.077

*Data from the 2008 Science Edition of Thomson Reuters's Journal Citation Reports ®.

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Editors

John Kim
University of California, Los Angeles, CA

L. Gary Leal
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

Associate Editor for Letters

E. John Hinch
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Distinguished Editor

1982–1997:  Andreas Acrivos

Founding Editor

1958–1981:  François N. Frenkiel

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Associate Editors

  • Term ending 31 December 2009
Haecheon Choi (Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea)
E. John Hinch (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK)
George M. Homsy (University of California, Santa Barbara, CA)
John R. Lister (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK)
Peter A. Monkewitz (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland)
Sandra M. Troian (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA)
  • Term ending 31 December 2010
Jean-Marc Chomaz (CNRS - Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France)
Ellen K. Longmire (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN)
Parviz Moin (Stanford University, Stanford, CA)
Stephen B. Pope (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
Andrea Prosperetti (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)
Fabian Waleffe (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI)
  • Term ending 31 December 2011
Robert P. Behringer (Duke University, Durham, NC)
James B. Grotberg (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
Nicolas G. Hadjiconstantinou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA)
Robert D. Moser (University of Texas, Austin, TX)
Eric S. G. Shaqfeh (Stanford University, Stanford, CA)
Howard A. Stone (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA)

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Editorial Offices

Contact the UCSB Editorial Office at:

Marjorie Hayes
Physics of Fluids Editorial Office
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA

Telephone: 805-893-3200
Fax: 805-893-5458
E-mail: pof@engineering.ucsb.edu

Contact the UCLA Editorial Office at:

Stacey Morse
Physics of Fluids Editorial Office
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department
University of California, Los Angeles
420 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597, USA

Telephone: 310-794-5576
Fax: 310-794-5599
E-mail: pof@ea.ucla.edu

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AIP Production Office

Authors of accepted manuscripts may contact the AIP Production Office at:

Editorial Supervisor
Physics of Fluids
American Institute of Physics
Suite 1NO1
2 Huntington Quadrangle
Melville, NY 11747-4502, USA

Telephone: 516-576-2384
Fax: 631-396-0060
E-mail: phf@aip.org

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