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Plasma Sources Science and Technology

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN1361-6595

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

155

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 154d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 6.2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.682

H-Indexi

145

CiteScorei

6.2

SNIPi

1.395

Total Worksi

5,283

Total Citationsi

171,242

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

A single interdisciplinary forum for physicists, engineers and materials scientists working in the increasingly significant field of low-temperature plasma science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyBimonthly, 2010->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,283

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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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?

1361-6595

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

288

7.3k

2019

299

7.1k

2020

275

4.2k

2021

280

2022

244

2.4k

2023

214

1.2k

2024

238

517

2025

142

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter Physics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsPlasma Applications and DiagnosticsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsMetal and Thin Film MechanicsDust and Plasma Wave PhenomenaLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchMagnetic confinement fusion research

Frequently asked questions about Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Is Plasma Sources Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plasma Sources Science and Technology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plasma Sources Science and Technology?

Plasma Sources Science 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 6.2.

Is Plasma Sources Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plasma Sources Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plasma Sources Science and Technology?