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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

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?

329

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 229d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

14.227

H-Indexi

111

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

13.126

Total Worksi

194

Total Citationsi

62,750

2yr Mean Citednessi

24.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics, Particles & Fields; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.8k

2019

377

2020

463

2021

444

2022

638

2023

234

2024

232

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Living Reviews in Relativity

Is Living Reviews in Relativity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Living Reviews in Relativity: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Living Reviews in Relativity?

Living Reviews in Relativity 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 24.06.

Is Living Reviews in Relativity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Living Reviews in Relativity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Living Reviews in Relativity?