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Classical and Quantum Gravity

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1361-6382

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.02

H-Indexi

239

SNIPi

1.143

Total Worksi

15,860

Total Citationsi

521,771

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Physics, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Particles & Fields; Quantum Science & Technology; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySemimonthly, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,860

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1361-6382

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

420

12k

2019

457

8.3k

2020

435

7.8k

2021

320

3.6k

2022

401

5.1k

2023

420

2.6k

2024

447

1.3k

2025

367

111

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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & AstrophysicsPhysics, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Particles & FieldsQuantum Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsRelativity and Gravitational TheoryQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir EffectAdvanced Differential Geometry ResearchGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsGeometric Analysis and Curvature Flows

Frequently asked questions about Classical and Quantum Gravity

Is Classical and Quantum Gravity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Classical and Quantum Gravity: 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 Classical and Quantum Gravity?

Classical and Quantum Gravity 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 3.00.

Is Classical and Quantum Gravity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Classical and Quantum Gravity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Classical and Quantum Gravity?