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Chinese Journal of Physics

Elsevier B.V. · Taiwan

ISSN0577-9073eISSN0577-9073

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.576

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.137

Total Worksi

5,602

Total Citationsi

53,333

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Chinese Journal of Physics publishes research related to Physics and Astronomy. Its scope includes Condensed Matter Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionTaiwan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <1997- >

StatusActive

Total Publications5,602

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

0577-9073 / 0577-9073

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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

✅

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?

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

315

6.4k

2019

340

7.7k

2020

343

6.5k

2021

325

5.1k

2022

303

4.3k

2023

497

5.3k

2024

492

1.8k

2025

321

116

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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismNonlinear Waves and Solitons

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Physics

Is Chinese Journal of Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Journal of Physics: 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 Chinese Journal of Physics?

Chinese Journal of 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 5.07.

Is Chinese Journal of Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Journal of Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.