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Chinese Physics C

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1977

ISSN1674-1137eISSN2058-6132

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.96

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.161

Total Works

5,752

Total Citations

57,262

2yr Mean Citedness

2.28

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Chinese Physics C publishes research on theoretical and experimental physics. Topics include quantum mechanics, black hole physics, particle physics, nuclear physics, and astrophysics. Specific areas of investigation include gravitational lensing, dark photons, quantum phase transitions, stellar nucleosynthesis, and hadron spectroscopy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 312 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,752

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1674-1137 / 2058-6132

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

InstrumentationQ1

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ1

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, NuclearPhysics, Particles & Fields

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentationAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchNuclear physics research studiesParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsParticle Detector Development and Performance