About the Journal

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, USA

L. Gary Leal

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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 2010

Jean-Marc Chomaz (CNRS - Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France)

Ellen K. Longmire (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA)

Parviz Moin (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA)

Stephen B. Pope (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

Andrea Prosperetti (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA)

Fabian Waleffe (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA)

• Term ending 31 December 2011

Robert P. Behringer (Duke University, Durham, NC, USA)

James B. Grotberg (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)

Nicolas G. Hadjiconstantinou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA)

Robert D. Moser (University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA)

Eric S. G. Shaqfeh (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA)

Howard A. Stone (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA)

• Term ending 31 December 2012

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, USA)

John R. Lister (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK)

Peter A. Monkewitz (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland)

Michael J. Shelley (New York University, New York, NY, USA)

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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: +1 516-576-2384

Fax: +1 631-396-0060

E-mail: phf@aip.org

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