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Journal of Fluid Mechanics (journal-of-fluid-mechanics)
Journal positioning
The Journal of Fluid Mechanics (JFM), published by Cambridge University Press, is a leading archival journal for fundamental fluid mechanics. It publishes analytical, computational, and experimental studies whose purpose is physical understanding of fluid phenomena — turbulence, hydrodynamic instabilities, multiphase and interfacial flows, geophysical and biological flows, and the dynamics that govern them. The defining expectation is new insight into the mechanics of a flow, not a demonstration that a method or device works. Applied CFD of a specific piece of equipment, or a parametric simulation with no extracted physics, is a poor fit. JFM values clean problem formulation, careful evidence, and an interpretation that advances how the community understands the flow. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing tool. It does not replace the journal's current official author instructions. Before submitting, re-check the live JFM author information.