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Physics of Atomic Nuclei

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN1063-7788eISSN1562-692X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

274

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 41d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.212

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.382

Total Worksi

8,156

Total Citationsi

32,791

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Physics of Atomic Nuclei is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on experimental and theoretical studies of nuclear physics. Covers topics including nuclear structure, spectra, properties, radiation, fission, and nuclear reactions. Explores fundamental interactions and symmetries, hadrons, particle collisions at high and superhigh energies, gauge and unified quantum field theories, quark models, and supersymmetry and supergravity. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 377 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,156

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1063-7788 / 1562-692X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

245

711

2019

232

693

2020

271

610

2021

311

510

2022

408

498

2023

308

274

2024

416

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.

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ3

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, NuclearPhysics, Particles & Fields

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsNuclear physics research studiesParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchNuclear Physics and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Physics of Atomic Nuclei

Is Physics of Atomic Nuclei a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physics of Atomic Nuclei: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physics of Atomic Nuclei?

Physics of Atomic Nuclei 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 0.34.

Is Physics of Atomic Nuclei indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physics of Atomic Nuclei is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.