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Plasma Physics Reports

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1562-6938
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.243
H-Indexi
58
SNIPi
0.319
Total Worksi
4,057
Total Citationsi
28,423
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.77
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Plasma Physics Reports is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the behavior, properties, and dynamics of plasmas. Features articles on related subjects like plasma electronics, radiation generation within plasma, and plasma diagnostics. Covers a wide range of topics, including high-temperature plasma physics relevant to controlled nuclear fusion and the physics of cosmic plasmas, such as magnetospheric, solar, and stellar plasmas. The scope extends to gas discharge plasmas and plasmas generated by laser and particle beams. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1975
Annual Volume~ 152 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications4,057
Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Pleiades Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1562-6938
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
125
749
2019
127
911
2020
121
801
2021
156
578
2022
169
668
2023
150
276
2024
136
97
2025
79
8
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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3
Condensed Matter PhysicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Magnetic confinement fusion researchPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsPlasma Applications and DiagnosticsDust and Plasma Wave PhenomenaLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research

Frequently asked questions about Plasma Physics Reports

Is Plasma Physics Reports a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plasma Physics Reports: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Plasma Physics Reports?

Plasma Physics Reports 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 0.77.

Is Plasma Physics Reports indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plasma Physics Reports is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plasma Physics Reports?

Plasma Physics Reports is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the behavior, properties, and dynamics of plasmas. Features articles on related subjects like plasma electronics, radiation generation within plasma, and plasma diagnostics. Covers a wide range of topics, including high-temperature plasma physics relevant to controlled nuclear fusion and the physics of cosmic plasmas, such as magnetospheric, solar, and stellar plasmas. The scope extends to gas discharge plasmas and plasmas generated by laser and particle beams. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

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