Reports on Progress in Physics
IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1934
ISSN1361-6633
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
5.666
H-Index
346
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
6.232
Total Works
2,704
Total Citations
457,196
2yr Mean Citedness
8.73
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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1934
FrequencyMonthly <, July 1975>
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,704
Publisher OrgIOP Publishing
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
9/12 · 75%
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Peer review process documented?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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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.
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
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