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Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1975

ISSN1361-6587

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

0.973

H-Index

143

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.085

Total Works

9,660

Total Citations

209,307

2yr Mean Citedness

1.87

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on plasma physics and controlled fusion. Topics include plasma confinement, heating, and diagnostics in devices like tokamaks and stellarators. It also covers plasma behavior, transport phenomena, and the development of advanced computational and experimental techniques for fusion energy research.

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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 Language—

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,660

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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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?

1361-6587

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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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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsNuclear Energy and Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Magnetic confinement fusion researchIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsFusion materials and technologiesSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsSuperconducting Materials and ApplicationsLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaDust and Plasma Wave Phenomena