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Acta Physica Polonica A

Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland · Est. 1920

ISSN0587-4246eISSN1898-794X

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total45

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

0.184

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.293

Total Works

13,195

Total Citations

68,174

2yr Mean Citedness

0.56

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Aims & Scope

Acta Physica Polonica A (APPA) is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal covering broad research, focused on physics. The scope of the journal Acta Physica Polonica A includes: general physics, atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, optics and quantum optics, biophysics, quantum information, and applied physics.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1920

Annual Volume~ 149 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications13,195

Publisher OrgPolish Academy of Sciences

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Polish Academy of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0587-4246 / 1898-794X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismQuantum and electron transport phenomenaMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMagnetic properties of thin films