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Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1742-5468eISSN1742-5468

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.378

H-Indexi

134

SNIPi

0.779

Total Worksi

6,278

Total Citationsi

155,704

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment publishes research on all aspects of statistical mechanics, including its applications to physics, chemistry, biology, and other sciences. The journal covers theoretical developments, computational methods, and experimental results.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyWeekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,278

Publisher OrgInstitute of Physics

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1742-5468 / 1742-5468

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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?

Yes

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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

376

5.8k

2019

323

4.1k

2020

320

3.1k

2021

262

2.9k

2022

194

980

2023

254

1.1k

2024

230

356

2025

148

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.

Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ3

Statistics and ProbabilityQ3

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

MechanicsPhysics, Mathematical

Scopus Categories

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theoretical and Computational PhysicsQuantum many-body systemsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsStochastic processes and statistical mechanicsComplex Network Analysis Techniquesstochastic dynamics and bifurcationMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesStatistical Mechanics and EntropyOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment

Is Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment: 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 Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment?

Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment 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 2.15.

Is Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.