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Physical Review A

American Physical Society · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2469-9934

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.914

H-Indexi

143

SNIPi

0.942

Total Worksi

26,292

Total Citationsi

402,441

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physical Review A covers atomic, molecular, and optical physics, foundations of quantum mechanics, and quantum information. It includes fundamental concepts, quantum information, and atomic and molecular structure and dynamics. The journal also publishes on high-precision measurement and atomic vapors.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications26,292

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

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?

American Physical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2469-9934

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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

2.6k

57k

2019

2.5k

48k

2020

2.3k

34k

2021

2.4k

26k

2022

2.1k

20k

2023

2.6k

14k

2024

6.4k

2025

1.9k

528

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 OpticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OpticsPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quantum Information and CryptographyCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum optics and atomic interactionsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsMechanical and Optical ResonatorsQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamicsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsQuantum many-body systems

Frequently asked questions about Physical Review A

Is Physical Review A a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physical Review A: 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 Physical Review A?

Physical Review A 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 2.46.

Is Physical Review A indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physical Review A is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.