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Physical Communication

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2008

ISSN1874-4907eISSN1874-4907

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.488

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.721

Total Works

2,558

Total Citations

27,834

2yr Mean Citedness

1.52

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physical Communication is an international and archival journal providing complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in all aspects of physical layer communications. It publishes theoretical research contributions presenting new techniques, concepts or analyses, and applied contributions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 293 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,558

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1874-4907 / 1874-4907

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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

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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesAdvanced MIMO Systems OptimizationCooperative Communication and Network CodingAdvanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksWireless Communication Security TechniquesUAV Applications and OptimizationOptical Wireless Communication TechnologiesFull-Duplex Wireless CommunicationsPAPR reduction in OFDM