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Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0953-4075eISSN1361-6455

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.439

H-Indexi

153

SNIPi

0.685

Total Worksi

17,279

Total Citationsi

334,959

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Optics; Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Condensed Matter Physics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyWeekly

StatusActive

Total Publications17,279

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0953-4075 / 1361-6455

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

310

3.4k

2019

408

3.6k

2020

261

1.6k

2021

202

1.2k

2022

154

671

2023

195

637

2024

141

159

2025

149

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OpticsPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atomic and Molecular PhysicsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Is Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical 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 Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics?

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical 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 1.62.

Is Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics?