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Reports on Progress in Physics

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1934

ISSN1361-6633

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

115

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 116d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

3.983

H-Indexi

346

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

6.232

Total Worksi

2,704

Total Citationsi

457,196

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Reports on Progress in Physics publishes research in quantum field theory and gauge theory of gravity, including formulations resembling the Standard Model.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1934

FrequencyMonthly <, July 1975>

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,704

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,500Above median

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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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?

1361-6633

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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?

$2,500

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

6.4k

2019

2020

3.5k

2021

3.7k

2022

1.5k

2023

1.5k

2024

105

794

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsNuclear physics research studiesCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesQuantum and electron transport phenomenaHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchAtomic and Molecular PhysicsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Reports on Progress in Physics

Is Reports on Progress in Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Reports on Progress in Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Reports on Progress in Physics?

Reports on Progress in Physics 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 8.73.

Is Reports on Progress in Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Reports on Progress in Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

How much does it cost to publish in Reports on Progress in Physics?

Reports on Progress in Physics charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $2,500 for open-access publication.