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Physica Scripta

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom

ISSN0031-8949eISSN1402-4896

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.393

H-Indexi

149

SNIPi

0.737

Total Worksi

33,244

Total Citationsi

350,472

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics, Multidisciplinary; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Condensed Matter Physics; Mathematical Physics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications33,244

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

Visit Journal Website

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

5/11 · 45%

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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?

0031-8949 / 1402-4896

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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

691

9.9k

2019

832

11k

2020

14k

2021

9.4k

2022

2.5k

18k

2023

4.3k

21k

2024

3.1k

5.3k

2025

2.1k

467

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)Q2

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Mathematical PhysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mathematical PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atomic and Molecular PhysicsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesNuclear physics research studiesQuantum Information and CryptographyLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma

Frequently asked questions about Physica Scripta

Is Physica Scripta a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physica Scripta: 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 Physica Scripta?

Physica Scripta 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 2.48.

Is Physica Scripta indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physica Scripta is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physica Scripta?