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Journal of Physics: Conference Series

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1971

ISSN1742-6588

✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Limited verification

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ No selective/vetting index found20

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total5

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Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-28). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.18

H-Indexi

131

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.31

Total Worksi

214,572

Total Citationsi

785,842

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

878

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 11,797 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications214,572

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

OA Since2003

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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

5/12 · 42%

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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?

1742-6588

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

25k

105k

2019

27k

92k

2020

37k

114k

2021

13k

28k

2022

12k

16k

2023

13k

11k

2024

10k

2.2k

2025

5.5k

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)Unranked

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchSTEM EducationParticle Detector Development and PerformanceNuclear physics research studiesMathematics Education and PedagogyNeutrino Physics Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Is Journal of Physics: Conference Series a predatory journal?

Journal of Physics: Conference Series was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-28). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Physics: Conference Series?

Journal of Physics: Conference Series is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.18.

Is Journal of Physics: Conference Series indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physics: Conference Series is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Physics: Conference Series?