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Physica Scripta

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom

ISSN0031-8949eISSN1402-4896

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.388

H-Index

149

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.737

Total Works

33,244

Total Citations

350,472

2yr Mean Citedness

2.48

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the theoretical and experimental investigation of physical phenomena, including quantum computation, molecular potentials, microfluidics, magnetic properties of nanowires, metamaterial absorbers, confined atomic systems, terahertz meta-atoms, nonlinear evolution equations, nanopolishing of single-crystal tungsten, thermionic emission converters, rare earth-doped nanoparticles for medical imaging, memristive chaotic systems, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, propagation of beams through periodic chiral structures, and spectral broadening in gas cells.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 3,293 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications33,244

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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