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New Journal of Physics

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1367-2630eISSN1367-2630

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.785

H-Indexi

245

SNIPi

0.935

Total Worksi

14,558

Total Citationsi

537,431

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics, Multidisciplinary; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 490 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,558

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

OA Since1997

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoScholars PortalNational Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1367-2630 / 1367-2630

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, Scholars Portal, National Digital Preservation Program, China, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

662

16k

2019

686

14k

2020

674

8.8k

2021

565

5.8k

2022

536

4.6k

2023

526

2.8k

2024

407

774

2025

280

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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quantum Information and CryptographyCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesQuantum and electron transport phenomenaQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureTopological Materials and PhenomenaPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismQuantum many-body systemsMechanical and Optical ResonatorsQuantum optics and atomic interactions

Frequently asked questions about New Journal of Physics

Is New Journal of Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Journal of Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of New Journal of Physics?

New Journal of 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 2.66.

Is New Journal of Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Journal of Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of New Journal of Physics?