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European Physical Journal A

Springer · Germany · Est. 1920

ISSN1434-6001eISSN1434-601X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.757

H-Index

229

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.071

Total Works

24,822

Total Citations

560,746

2yr Mean Citedness

2.35

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The European Physical Journal A (EPJ A) is a single-blind peer-reviewed journal that presents new and original research results in experimental, theoretical and computational nuclear and hadronic physics, in a variety of formats, including also Reviews and Letters. The range of topics is extensive and encompasses all aspects of: Hadron Physics Nuclear and Quark Matter Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1920

Annual Volume~ 281 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,822

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1434-6001 / 1434-601X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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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

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.

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, NuclearPhysics, Particles & Fields

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear physics research studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsNuclear Physics and ApplicationsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesPhysics and Engineering Research ArticlesAstronomical and nuclear sciences