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Physical Review C

American Physical Society · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN2469-9985eISSN2469-9993

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?

146

days submission → published

measured · last 17 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.12

H-Indexi

109

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.227

Total Worksi

12,044

Total Citationsi

162,651

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physical Review C is a journal in Physics and Astronomy, Nuclear and High Energy Physics. It covers nuclear physics.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,044

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

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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

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Is the ISSN verified?

2469-9985 / 2469-9993

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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

1.1k

22k

2019

19k

2020

938

14k

2021

12k

2022

876

8.3k

2023

5.6k

2024

1.1k

2025

554

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.

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Nuclear

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear physics research studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesAtomic and Molecular PhysicsAstronomical and nuclear sciencesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsNuclear reactor physics and engineeringAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Physical Review C

Is Physical Review C a predatory journal?

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

Physical Review C 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 2.59.

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

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