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Classical and Quantum Gravity

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1361-6382

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.154

H-Index

239

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.143

Total Works

15,860

Total Citations

521,771

2yr Mean Citedness

3.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Classical and Quantum Gravity publishes research on general relativity, quantum gravity, and related areas. Topics include black hole physics, cosmology, gravitational waves, and theoretical aspects of spacetime and quantum field theory in curved backgrounds. The journal also covers mathematical and numerical methods applied to these fields.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

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8/12 · 67%

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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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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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