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Physics of the Dark Universe

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2012

ISSN2212-6864eISSN2212-6864

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.335

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.289

Total Worksi

1,965

Total Citationsi

36,051

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physics of the Dark Universe provides a platform for peer-reviewed articles within the fields of Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Early Universe, Gravitational waves, and Neutrinos. It covers theoretical and experimental aspects of these subjects.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 344 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,965

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2212-6864 / 2212-6864

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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

102

2.5k

2019

194

5.7k

2020

154

3.6k

2021

137

2.9k

2022

244

4.4k

2023

377

4.6k

2024

410

3.1k

2025

233

291

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.

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ1

Space and Planetary ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaGeophysics and Gravity Measurements

Frequently asked questions about Physics of the Dark Universe

Is Physics of the Dark Universe a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physics of the Dark Universe: 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 Physics of the Dark Universe?

Physics of the Dark Universe 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 6.59.

Is Physics of the Dark Universe indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physics of the Dark Universe is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.