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European Physical Journal E

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1292-8941eISSN1292-895X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.411

H-Indexi

115

SNIPi

0.637

Total Worksi

3,557

Total Citationsi

90,809

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The European Physical Journal E (EPJE) publishes peer-reviewed experimental and theoretical research on the physics of soft matter and biological systems, including interdisciplinary studies involving physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and materials science. In addition to standard article types the journal features uniuqe formats like Tips and Tricks, Colloqia, Topical Reviews, Roadmap Articles and Perspective Articles.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,557

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1292-8941 / 1292-895X

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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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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

162

1.6k

2019

600

2020

153

1.5k

2021

103

559

2022

137

1.1k

2023

283

2024

204

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.

BiophysicsQ3

BiotechnologyQ3

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Surfaces and InterfacesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologySurfaces and InterfacesBiophysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Material Dynamics and PropertiesLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsTheoretical and Computational PhysicsMicro and Nano RoboticsElectrostatics and Colloid InteractionsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationGranular flow and fluidized beds

Frequently asked questions about European Physical Journal E

Is European Physical Journal E a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Physical Journal E: 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 European Physical Journal E?

European Physical Journal E 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 1.99.

Is European Physical Journal E indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Physical Journal E is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.