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Chinese Physics C

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1977

ISSN1674-1137eISSN2058-6132

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?

196

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.769

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.161

Total Worksi

5,752

Total Citationsi

57,262

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics, Nuclear; Physics, Particles & Fields; Instrumentation; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

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

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?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

173

2.2k

2019

323

5.3k

2020

286

5.5k

2021

284

3.2k

2022

223

1.4k

2023

332

1.6k

2024

381

590

2025

195

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.

InstrumentationQ1

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ2

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Physics C

Is Chinese Physics C a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Physics C: 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 Chinese Physics C?

Chinese Physics C 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 2.28.

Is Chinese Physics C indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Physics C is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Chinese Physics C?