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European Physical Journal: Special Topics

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2002

ISSN1951-6355eISSN1951-6401

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

120

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 100d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.378

H-Indexi

103

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.779

Total Worksi

5,896

Total Citationsi

86,735

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

EPJ - Special Topics (EPJ ST) is a single-blind peer-reviewed journal that is dedicated to the publication of topical issues – either collections of review-type articles or extensive, detailed progress reports from research networks and collaborations. Each issue is focused on a specific subject matter of topical interest. The journal scope covers the whole spectrum of pure and applied physics, including related subjects such as Materials Science, Physical Biology, Physical Chemistry, and Complex Systems with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary topics in physics and related fields.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 449 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,896

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer-reviewed

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

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1951-6355 / 1951-6401

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer-reviewed

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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

Citations received

221

5.5k

2019

251

3.2k

2020

413

5.1k

2021

347

3.9k

2022

321

2023

361

1.9k

2024

666

1.2k

2025

362

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)Q2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formationstochastic dynamics and bifurcationChaos control and synchronizationNeural dynamics and brain functionParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsTheoretical and Computational PhysicsQuantum chaos and dynamical systems

Frequently asked questions about European Physical Journal: Special Topics

Is European Physical Journal: Special Topics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Physical Journal: Special Topics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of European Physical Journal: Special Topics?

European Physical Journal: Special Topics 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 2.13.

Is European Physical Journal: Special Topics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Physical Journal: Special Topics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.