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Physical Review B

American Physical Society · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2469-9950eISSN2469-9969

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

176

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.235

H-Indexi

220

SNIPi

0.962

Total Worksi

54,404

Total Citationsi

1,006,883

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physical Review B covers the full range of condensed matter, materials physics, and related subfields. This includes topics such as structure and phase transitions, ferroelectrics and multiferroics, disordered systems and alloys, magnetism, superconductivity, and electronic properties.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Frequency48 Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications54,404

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2469-9950 / 2469-9969

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

5.1k

140k

2019

5.1k

116k

2020

5.1k

89k

2021

4.9k

64k

2022

54k

2023

5.3k

36k

2024

6.1k

15k

2025

2.9k

582

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum and electron transport phenomenaAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsQuantum many-body systemsGraphene research and applicationsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMagnetic properties of thin films2D Materials and ApplicationsIron-based superconductors research

Frequently asked questions about Physical Review B

Is Physical Review B a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physical Review B: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physical Review B?

Physical Review B 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 3.26.

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

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

Physical Review B

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about Physical Review B

Is Physical Review B a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of Physical Review B?

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

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