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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0378-4371eISSN1873-2119

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.647

H-Indexi

234

SNIPi

1.081

Total Worksi

33,018

Total Citationsi

724,032

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencySemimonthly, Nov. 1988-

StatusActive

Total Publications33,018

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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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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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

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

45k

2019

914

18k

2020

837

12k

2021

844

11k

2022

787

7.8k

2023

672

4.3k

2024

777

1.8k

2025

620

151

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Is Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications?

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 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 2.60.

Is Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.