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Journal of Statistical Physics

Springer · United States

ISSN0022-4715eISSN1572-9613

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.544

H-Indexi

212

SNIPi

1.002

Total Worksi

11,607

Total Citationsi

349,693

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Statistical Physics publishes original and invited review papers in all areas of statistical physics as well as in related fields concerned with collective phenomena in physical systems.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty-Four No. A Year, <2003->

StatusActive

Total Publications11,607

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-4715 / 1572-9613

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

250

2.9k

2019

203

1.9k

2020

186

1.1k

2021

178

970

2022

168

528

2023

162

427

2024

170

192

2025

117

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.

Applied MathematicsQ2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Mathematical PhysicsQ2

Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Mathematical

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsMathematical PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theoretical and Computational PhysicsStochastic processes and statistical mechanicsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsStatistical Mechanics and EntropyQuantum chaos and dynamical systems

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Statistical Physics

Is Journal of Statistical Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Statistical 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 Statistical Physics?

Journal of Statistical 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 1.27.

Is Journal of Statistical Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Statistical Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.