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Infrared Physics and Technology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1994

ISSN1350-4495eISSN1879-0275

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.595

H-Indexi

100

SNIPi

1.185

Total Worksi

6,586

Total Citationsi

105,446

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Infrared Physics and Technology covers the entire field of infrared physics and technology, including theory, experiment, application, devices, and instrumentation. The journal defines infrared as covering the near, mid, and far infrared (terahertz) regions from 0.75 µm to 1 mm.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyBimonthly, <Dec. 2002->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,586

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1350-4495 / 1879-0275

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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

332

7.7k

2019

392

7.5k

2020

347

2021

466

6.5k

2022

505

5.5k

2023

525

3.8k

2024

596

1.9k

2025

448

170

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Instruments & InstrumentationOpticsPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Infrared Target Detection MethodologiesThermography and Photoacoustic TechniquesAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and MaterialsSpectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsSemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesCalibration and Measurement TechniquesSpectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAdvanced Image Fusion TechniquesSolid State Laser Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Infrared Physics and Technology

Is Infrared Physics and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Infrared Physics and Technology: 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 Infrared Physics and Technology?

Infrared Physics and Technology 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 3.05.

Is Infrared Physics and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Infrared Physics and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.