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Open Physics

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2003

ISSN2391-5471eISSN2391-5471
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 3.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.345
H-Indexi
51
CiteScorei
3.3
SNIPi
0.532
Total Worksi
2,502
Total Citationsi
26,073
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.89
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Open Physics ( PHYS) is a peer-reviewed, open access, electronic journal devoted to the publication of fundamental research results in all fields of physics. The journal provides the readers with free, instant, and permanent access to all content worldwide; and the authors with extensive promotion of published articles, long-time preservation, no space constraints and immediate publication.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2003
Annual Volume~ 129 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,502
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2391-5471 / 2391-5471
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
107
798
2019
115
1.2k
2020
95
942
2021
112
818
2022
112
797
2023
141
880
2024
133
234
2025
61
20
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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsNonlinear Waves and SolitonsNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferNonlinear Photonic SystemsHeat Transfer MechanismsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesQuantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian PhysicsQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Open Physics

Is Open Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Physics: 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 Open Physics?

Open Physics 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 3.3.

Is Open Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Open Physics?

Open Physics ( PHYS) is a peer-reviewed, open access, electronic journal devoted to the publication of fundamental research results in all fields of physics. The journal provides the readers with free, instant, and permanent access to all content worldwide; and the authors with extensive promotion of published articles, long-time preservation, no space constraints and immediate publication.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref