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European Physical Journal C

SPRINGER · Germany · Est. 1979

ISSN1434-6052

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?

126

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 110d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.161

H-Indexi

242

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.407

Total Worksi

24,080

Total Citationsi

634,111

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

✅

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

✅

APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

✅

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

31k

2019

1.2k

32k

2020

1.2k

21k

2021

1.2k

18k

2022

1.2k

16k

2023

1.3k

11k

2024

1.5k

5.2k

2025

763

311

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. 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 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).

How much does it cost to publish in European Physical Journal C?

European Physical Journal C is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

European Physical Journal C

Aims & Scope

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about European Physical Journal C

Is European Physical Journal C a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of European Physical Journal C?

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

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

How much does it cost to publish in European Physical Journal C?

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