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Contemporary Physics

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0010-7514eISSN1366-5812
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.778
H-Indexi
112
SNIPi
0.874
Total Worksi
4,568
Total Citationsi
77,089
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.40
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencySix No. A Year
StatusActive
Total Publications4,568
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0010-7514 / 1366-5812
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
143
3k
2019
75
493
2020
88
2k
2021
49
174
2022
51
166
2023
82
69
2024
27
10
2025
43
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsHistory of Science and MedicineRelativity and Gravitational TheoryHistory and Developments in AstronomyAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Physics

Is Contemporary Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contemporary Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Contemporary Physics?

Contemporary Physics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.40.

Is Contemporary Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contemporary Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Contemporary Physics?

The homepage of offers a comprehensive overview of Taylor & Francis, highlighting its core services, products, and mission, with links to further information on these key areas, as well as other key platforms and content.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref