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Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Science China Press · China · Est. 2003

ISSN1869-1927

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.077

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.549

Total Worksi

4,015

Total Citationsi

56,681

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy is committed to publishing high-quality, original research in the full arc of fundamental, applied and interdisciplinary physics research. Presents research papers, reviews, brief reports, and highlights. Editor’s Focus reports particularly important or groundbreaking research. Published under a fast Continuous Article Publishing (CAP) workflow.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,015

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Science China Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1869-1927

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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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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

185

4.7k

2019

166

4.4k

2020

181

3.8k

2021

197

3.8k

2022

241

4.2k

2023

289

3.1k

2024

264

1.7k

2025

221

287

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quantum Information and CryptographyCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitecturePulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsNuclear physics research studiesParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Frequently asked questions about Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Is Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy: 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 Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy?

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy 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 5.61.

Is Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.