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Plasma Physics Reports

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1562-6938

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

156

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 41d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.243

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1562-6938

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

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

737

2019

127

885

2020

121

777

2021

156

553

2022

169

634

2023

150

237

2024

136

2025

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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.