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Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) · India

ISSN0975-1041

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.197

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.424

Total Worksi

2,647

Total Citationsi

13,401

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics covers multidisciplinary topics within Physics and Astronomy. Its scope includes physics, applied physics, nuclear physics, materials sciences, astrophysics, and environmental physics.

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General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 102 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,647

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

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?

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0975-1041

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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

Citations received

235

2019

118

202

2020

109

222

2021

111

214

2022

131

255

2023

2024

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ3

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

MultidisciplinaryPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nonlinear Optical Materials ResearchThermodynamic properties of mixturesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsGlass properties and applicationsNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesConducting polymers and applicationsRadioactivity and Radon Measurements

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics

Is Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics?

Indian Journal of Pure and Applied 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 0.58.

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

Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics?

Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.