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Laser and Particle Beams

Hindawi · United States

ISSN0263-0346eISSN1469-803X
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.328
H-Indexi
62
Total Worksi
3,140
Total Citationsi
35,977
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.33
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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
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

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Hindawi
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0263-0346 / 1469-803X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
65
350
2019
48
215
2020
26
110
2021
27
263
2022
14
81
2023
5
9
2024
8
3
2025
50
6
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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3
Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Laser and Particle Beams

Is Laser and Particle Beams a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Laser and Particle Beams: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Laser and Particle Beams?

Laser and Particle Beams 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 0.33.

Is Laser and Particle Beams indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Laser and Particle Beams is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Laser and Particle Beams?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref