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Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-3727eISSN1361-6463

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 6.4. 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

0.591

H-Indexi

272

CiteScorei

6.4

SNIPi

0.974

Total Worksi

35,739

Total Citationsi

950,956

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

An international journal publishing high quality work concerned with all aspects of applied physics research, from biophysics, magnetism, plasmas, semiconductors, energy materials and devices to the structure and properties of matter.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications35,739

Publisher OrgInstitute of Physics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-3727 / 1361-6463

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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

✅

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?

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

1.1k

21k

2019

1.2k

25k

2020

1.2k

18k

2021

906

11k

2022

824

7.5k

2023

1.1k

5.6k

2024

970

2.3k

2025

767

139

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.

Acoustics and UltrasonicsQ1

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsAcoustics and Ultrasonics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsPlasma Applications and DiagnosticsSemiconductor materials and devicesMagnetic properties of thin filmsMetal and Thin Film Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Is Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physics D: Applied 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 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics?

Journal of Physics D: Applied 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 6.4.

Is Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.