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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.588

H-Index

145

CiteScore

6.2

SNIP

1.395

Total Works

5,283

Total Citations

171,242

2yr Mean Citedness

2.61

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 232 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,283

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer review

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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

Times cited

2019

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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.

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