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Indian Journal of Physics

Indian Physical Society · India · Est. 1926

ISSN0973-1458eISSN0974-9845

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.271

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.627

Total Worksi

4,610

Total Citationsi

33,401

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Indian Journal of Physics publishes original scientific research results in the form of full papers, short notes, and rapid communications. Emphasizes both fundamental and applied research works in Physics. Publishes special issues that may be themed around a current topic in physics or dedicated to a distinguished scientist.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1926

Frequency14 issues per year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,610

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Indian Physical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0973-1458 / 0974-9845

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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

309

3.8k

2019

251

2.1k

2020

308

2.9k

2021

329

2.1k

2022

484

2.5k

2023

471

1.5k

2024

383

528

2025

278

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Physics

Is Indian Journal of Physics a predatory journal?

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

Indian 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 1.47.

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

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