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Current Applied Physics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2001

ISSN1567-1739eISSN1878-1675

SJR Q2✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.492

H-Indexi

110

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.7

Total Worksi

6,752

Total Citationsi

123,488

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Current Applied Physics is an international interdisciplinary journal covering all applied science in physics, chemistry, and materials science, with their fundamental and engineering aspects. It investigates the physics of advanced materials for future applications, including spintronics, superconductivity, photonics, optoelectronics, spectroscopy, semiconductor device physics, nanoscale materials, plasma physics, dielectrics, organic electronics, energy-related materials, and biophysics.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 200 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,752

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1567-1739 / 1878-1675

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

240

3.8k

2019

219

3.3k

2020

216

2.3k

2021

213

2022

199

1.4k

2023

204

1.1k

2024

197

526

2025

118

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.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

ZnO doping and propertiesConducting polymers and applicationsSemiconductor materials and devicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsThin-Film Transistor TechnologiesGraphene research and applications

Frequently asked questions about Current Applied Physics

Is Current Applied Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Applied Physics: 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 Current Applied Physics?

Current Applied Physics 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 2.87.

Is Current Applied Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Applied Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.