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Physical Review Accelerators and Beams

American Physical Society · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2469-9888eISSN2469-9888

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

218

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.679

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.344

Total Worksi

2,215

Total Citationsi

20,250

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics, Nuclear; Physics, Particles & Fields; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Nuclear and High Energy Physics; Surfaces and Interfaces.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,215

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~23 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

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

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11/12 · 92%

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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?

2469-9888 / 2469-9888

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

289

3.5k

2019

267

2.9k

2020

212

1.8k

2021

181

1.2k

2022

150

769

2023

181

754

2024

215

243

2025

116

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)Q1

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ2

Surfaces and InterfacesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, NuclearPhysics, Particles & Fields

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSurfaces and InterfacesPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics ResearchLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsAdvanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesSuperconducting Materials and ApplicationsMagnetic confinement fusion researchCrystallography and Radiation PhenomenaParticle Detector Development and PerformanceLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Physical Review Accelerators and Beams

Is Physical Review Accelerators and Beams a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physical Review Accelerators and Beams: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physical Review Accelerators and Beams?

Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 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 1.74.

Is Physical Review Accelerators and Beams indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physical Review Accelerators and Beams is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Physical Review Accelerators and Beams?