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Living Reviews in Relativity

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 1972

ISSN1433-8351

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

14.562

H-Index

111

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

13.126

Total Works

194

Total Citations

62,750

2yr Mean Citedness

24.06

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the study of gravitational waves, including their detection, the astrophysical sources that produce them, and their use as a tool to probe fundamental physics and cosmology. It covers theoretical aspects, observational efforts with ground-based and space-based detectors, and the analysis of gravitational wave data. The scope also extends to related areas such as black hole physics, relativistic astrophysics, and tests of general relativity.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications194

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since1997

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1433-8351

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Particles & Fields

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeRelativity and Gravitational TheoryAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchRadio Astronomy Observations and TechnologyAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena