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Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0370-2693eISSN1873-2445
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
100
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total100
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
23
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
1.249
H-Indexi
446
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.257
Total Worksi
67,373
Total Citationsi
2,553,418
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.91
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics. Topics: nuclear physics, particle physics

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published—
Frequency108Y
StatusActive
Total Publications67,373
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~23 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
0370-2693 / 1873-2445
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
Citations received
832
26k
2019
810
22k
2020
726
14k
2021
686
9.8k
2022
765
9.7k
2023
792
6.1k
2024
892
3k
2025
562
229
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.

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & AstrophysicsPhysics, NuclearPhysics, Particles & Fields

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchCosmology and Gravitation Theories

Frequently asked questions about Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Is Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics?

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy 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 3.91.

Is Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics?

Subject areas: Physics. Topics: nuclear physics, particle physics

How much does it cost to publish in Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics?

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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