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Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-3697eISSN1879-2553

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.779

H-Indexi

226

SNIPi

0.991

Total Worksi

22,115

Total Citationsi

607,063

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids publishes archival research in condensed matter and materials sciences. Areas of interest include experimental and theoretical research on electronic, magnetic, spectroscopic, and structural properties, as well as the thermodynamics of materials. The journal also covers low-dimensional systems, exotic states of quantum electron matter, energy conversion and storage, and interfaces, nanoparticles, and catalysts.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications22,115

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-3697 / 1879-2553

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

454

12k

2019

494

12k

2020

574

13k

2021

548

9.2k

2022

565

8.7k

2023

597

7.5k

2024

873

3.8k

2025

515

367

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsHigh-pressure geophysics and materials

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Is Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids: 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 Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids?

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 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 4.95.

Is Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.