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Russian Physics Journal

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1945

ISSN1573-9228

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.231

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.351

Total Worksi

16,373

Total Citationsi

27,984

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

It covers a broad spectrum of specialized research in fundamental and applied physics, focusing on work with practical applications in condensed matter and plasma physics, materials science, optics and magnetism. Particularly interesting results are reported in connection with: electroluminescence and crystalline phosphors, semiconductors, structure-phase transformations in condensed systems, quantum electronics, properties of thin films and nanomaterials, and magnetomechanical phenomena.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1945

Annual Volume~ 297 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,373

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle blind

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-9228

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

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

278

1.2k

2019

317

966

2020

303

767

2021

289

525

2022

292

479

2023

287

488

2024

312

265

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesRelativity and Gravitational TheorySemiconductor materials and interfacesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographySemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesCrystallography and Radiation PhenomenaBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsLaser Design and ApplicationsMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesMaterial Properties and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Russian Physics Journal

Is Russian Physics Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Russian Physics Journal: 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 Russian Physics Journal?

Russian Physics Journal 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 0.86.

Is Russian Physics Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Russian Physics Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.