Atoms

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1971

ISSN2218-2004eISSN2218-2004

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.38

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.712

Total Worksi

1,033

Total Citationsi

7,603

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Condensed Matter Physics; Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,033

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2218-2004 / 2218-2004

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

105

1.7k

2019

963

2020

119

981

2021

157

850

2022

151

678

2023

179

2024

100

115

2025

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atomic and Molecular PhysicsLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsNuclear physics research studiesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsSpectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsPlasma Diagnostics and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Atoms

Is Atoms a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Atoms: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Atoms?

Atoms 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 0.97.

Is Atoms indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Atoms is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Atoms?