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Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1946

ISSN0932-0784eISSN1865-7109

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.27

H-Indexi

122

SNIPi

0.511

Total Worksi

16,379

Total Citationsi

182,852

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

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Aims & Scope

Zeitschrift f�r Naturforschung A, B, and C publishes scientific contributions in physics, chemistry, and biology with emphasis on original research papers.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1946

Annual Volume~ 104 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications16,379

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0932-0784 / 1865-7109

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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?

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

113

2019

110

782

2020

121

889

2021

472

2022

118

404

2023

274

2024

106

188

2025

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.

Mathematical PhysicsQ3

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalPhysics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mathematical PhysicsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesMolecular Spectroscopy and StructurePhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesAtomic and Molecular Physics

Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences

Is Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences: 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 Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences?

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences 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 1.55.

Is Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences?