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European Physical Journal C

SPRINGER · Germany · Est. 1979

ISSN1434-6052
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.161
H-Indexi
242
SNIPi
1.407
Total Worksi
24,080
Total Citationsi
634,111
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.43
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1979
Frequency24 No. A Year, <20.10->
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications24,080
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
OA Since2013
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-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
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGER
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1434-6052
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
1.1k
32k
2019
1.3k
32k
2020
1.2k
22k
2021
1.2k
18k
2022
1.2k
17k
2023
1.4k
12k
2024
1.5k
6.2k
2025
1k
632
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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Particles & Fields

Scopus Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesNeutrino Physics ResearchPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance

Frequently asked questions about European Physical Journal C

Is European Physical Journal C a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Physical Journal C: 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 European Physical Journal C?

European Physical Journal C 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 4.43.

Is European Physical Journal C indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Physical Journal C is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of European Physical Journal C?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref