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Laser and Particle Beams

Hindawi · United States

ISSN0263-0346eISSN1469-803X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.222

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

3,140

Total Citations

35,977

2yr Mean Citedness

0.33

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Aims & Scope

Laser and Particle Beams publishes original research papers, short communications, and review articles on all aspects of the physics of intense charged particle beams and their interactions with matter, including lasers. The journal covers theoretical, computational, and experimental studies. Topics include beam generation, acceleration, transport, focusing, instabilities, collective effects, beam-plasma interactions, beam-matter interactions, laser-matter interactions, applications in fusion, accelerators, materials science, and medicine.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,140

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Hindawi

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0263-0346 / 1469-803X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ4

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Laser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsLaser Design and Applications