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Physical Review Applied

American Physical Society · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2331-7019eISSN2331-7019

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.288

H-Index

131

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.199

Total Works

8,738

Total Citations

181,517

2yr Mean Citedness

3.41

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physical Review Applied is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes significant developments in applied science, including work at the interfaces of physics with engineering, materials science, chemistry, biology, and medicine. The journal publishes research in optoelectronics, condensed matter physics, qubits, imaging phantoms, and optics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,738

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Physical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2331-7019 / 2331-7019

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quantum Information and CryptographyQuantum and electron transport phenomenaMagnetic properties of thin filmsMechanical and Optical ResonatorsMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitecturePhotonic and Optical DevicesTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum optics and atomic interactionsPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism