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Fortschritte der Physik

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany · Est. 1953

ISSN1521-3978

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.549

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CiteScore

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SNIP

1.509

Total Works

3,840

Total Citations

50,217

2yr Mean Citedness

3.13

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on theoretical physics, with a strong focus on gravity, cosmology, and quantum field theory. Articles explore topics such as black holes, wormholes, dark energy, dark matter, and the application of quantum mechanics to gravitational phenomena. The journal also features work on string theory, conformal field theory, and advanced mathematical frameworks for physical theories.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1953

Annual Volume~ 95 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,840

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1521-3978

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

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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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Information and CryptographyCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesAlgebraic structures and combinatorial modelsAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies