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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0378-4371eISSN1873-2119

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

0.669

H-Index

234

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.081

Total Works

33,018

Total Citations

724,032

2yr Mean Citedness

2.60

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications publishes research in the field of statistical mechanics and its applications. It covers topics such as random systems, fluids, granular and soft matter, dynamical processes, fundamental and general methods, models, biological, ecological and evolutionary systems, econophysics, complex systems, networks, systems biology, and classical and quantum information. The journal emphasizes the development and application of statistical mechanics methods to understand the behavior of microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic systems.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 745 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications33,018

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0378-4371 / 1873-2119

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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

2020

2021

2022

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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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ2

Statistics and ProbabilityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theoretical and Computational PhysicsComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisComplex Network Analysis TechniquesAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence