Scope
Journal of Fluid Mechanics publishes research on theoretical, computational, and experimental studies of fluid motion across scales and regimes. The journal focuses on turbulence, instabilities, multiphase and non-Newtonian flows, geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics, biological fluid mechanics, and analytical methods that elucidate the fundamental behavior of liquids, gases, and plasmas.
What it costs to publish
Reported: Optional open access: USD 3,655
Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
GBP 2,610 · USD 3,655
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Gold OA APC when an APC is required. Institutional agreements or COEI may cover it.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): additional taxes may apply; amount not specified
No charge reported for this route
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Hybrid. Gold OA costs are not applicable when the article is not published Gold OA. ISSN 0022-1120 print, 1469-7645 online. Current fees page does not list a page charge or a color charge.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): not applicable to the zero Gold OA route
No agreement found
None of the agreements we track covers this journal.
Check before submitting: eligibility depends on your institution, the corresponding author and the article type.
APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Cambridge Open Equity Initiative funds Gold OA for corresponding authors from over 100 low- and middle-income countries. Eligibility is automatic. Institutional open-access agreements can also cover the APC. This is not a finding that any particular author or CAPES status qualifies. Established automatically during the publication process, not by a pre-submission hardship letter on the JFM page. Automatic. Questions: oaqueries@cambridge.org. Gold OA APC for eligible corresponding authors. The JFM open-access page tells other authors to choose Gold OA only if they can cover the cost. Cambridge Author Hub states Research4Life APC waivers do not apply in hybrid journals because the subscription route is available.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.