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European Physical Journal C

SPRINGER · Germany · Est. 1979

ISSN1434-6052

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

1.343

H-Index

242

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.407

Total Works

24,080

Total Citations

634,111

2yr Mean Citedness

4.43

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on theoretical physics, including black hole thermodynamics and information paradox, modified gravity theories and their cosmological implications, and particle physics, particularly concerning exotic hadrons and quark models. Studies also explore field theory, string theory, and gravitational lensing.

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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 / 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

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11/12 · 92%

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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?

1434-6052

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

Times cited

2019

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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.

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