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Phase Transitions

Taylor and Francis Ltd. Β· United Kingdom

ISSN1029-0338
SJR Q3βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.245
H-Indexi
71
SNIPi
0.555
Total Worksi
3,964
Total Citationsi
42,832
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.01
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Phase Transitions is a journal devoted exclusively to the subject of phase transitions. It provides a focus for papers on most aspects of phase transitions in condensed matter, with an emphasis on experimental work, but also welcoming theoretical papers that bear on experimental results.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications3,964
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1029-0338
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
105
834
2019
83
846
2020
96
756
2021
74
375
2022
66
233
2023
49
132
2024
72
61
2025
43
10
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

InstrumentationQ3
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CrystallographyPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Instrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsTheoretical and Computational PhysicsMultiferroics and related materials

Frequently asked questions about Phase Transitions

Is Phase Transitions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Phase Transitions: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Phase Transitions?

Phase Transitions 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 1.01.

Is Phase Transitions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Phase Transitions is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref