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Applied Physics Express

Japan Society of Applied Physics · Japan · Est. 1986

ISSN1882-0786
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
58
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total58
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
0.427
H-Index
121
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.803
Total Works
7,105
Total Citations
139,760
2yr Mean Citedness
3.16
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Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on advanced materials and devices, focusing on their physical properties and applications. Topics include organic light-emitting diodes, structured light interactions with materials, high-voltage power electronics based on wide-bandgap semiconductors, superconducting quantum circuits, self-driving laboratories for materials discovery, machine learning for material defects, two-dimensional electron and hole gases in heterostructures, fiber-optic sensors, plasma processing for semiconductors, optical power electronics, far ultraviolet light emitters, heat flux sensors, imaging of material defects, nuclear medicine imaging technologies, reservoir computing with magnetic bits, nonlinear optics in graphene, diamond switches, tandem solar cells, laser stabilization for quantum sensors, hybrid organic-perovskite light-emitting devices, neural interfaces, organic semiconductors in biological systems, and quantum interfaces with optical nanofibers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
13
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1986
Annual Volume~ 216 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications7,105
Publisher OrgInstitute of Physics
OA Since2023
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~13 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
ChinaPorticoNational Digital Preservation ProgramCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Japan Society of Applied Physics
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1882-0786
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
China, Portico, National Digital Preservation Program, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsSemiconductor materials and devicesZnO doping and propertiesGa2O3 and related materialsSemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhotonic and Optical DevicesMagnetic properties of thin filmsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesQuantum and electron transport phenomenaGraphene research and applications
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref