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Foundations of Physics

Springer Netherlands · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN1572-9516

SJR Q1✓ 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?

122

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 100d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.303

H-Indexi

100

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.832

Total Worksi

5,074

Total Citationsi

78,226

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Foundations of Physics is a single-blind peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for discussing the conceptual structures and foundational aspects at the highest professional level, among scientists, mathematicians and philosophers. The journal welcomes in particular: Contributions on special and general relativity, quantum theory, classical and quantum field theory, quantum gravity, unified theories, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, cosmology and information theory. Review-type articles, which may be in the form of perspective papers or essays. Prospective authors of review-type articles are encouraged to first contact the Editor-in-Chief with their proposal. Proposals for topical collections that review novel developments from different perspectives.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyMonthly 1982-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,074

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer-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?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-9516

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind 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

811

2019

802

2020

130

882

2021

127

623

2022

157

276

2023

296

2024

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.

PhilosophyQ1

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyHistory and Philosophy of SciencePhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsRelativity and Gravitational TheoryQuantum Information and CryptographyCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesPhilosophy and History of ScienceQuantum and Classical ElectrodynamicsBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsBiofield Effects and Biophysics

Frequently asked questions about Foundations of Physics

Is Foundations of Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Foundations of 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 Foundations of Physics?

Foundations of 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 1.93.

Is Foundations of Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Foundations of Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.