Academic Journal
Q2Wave Motion
About Wave Motion
Wave Motion is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier B.V.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.499 and H-index of 75.
Coverage: 1979-2026. Research categories: Applied Mathematics (Q2); Computational Mathematics (Q2); Modeling and Simulation (Q2); Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation; Nonlinear Photonic Systems; Nonlinear Waves and Solitons; Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research; Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing; Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis.
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2,950.00 EUR; 2,760.00 GBP; 2,360.00 JPY
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