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Physical Review E

American Physical Society · United States · Est. 1873

ISSN2470-0045eISSN2470-0053

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.705

H-Index

115

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.884

Total Works

20,837

Total Citations

269,813

2yr Mean Citedness

2.20

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physical Review E is a journal focusing on collective phenomena of many-body systems. Its scope covers condensed matter physics, statistical and nonlinear physics, phase transitions, optics, mechanics, biological physics, soft matter physics, solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, and plasma physics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1873

Annual Volume~ 1,832 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications20,837

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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?

2470-0045 / 2470-0053

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ2

Statistics and ProbabilityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Fluids & PlasmasPhysics, Mathematical

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theoretical and Computational PhysicsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationMaterial Dynamics and Propertiesstochastic dynamics and bifurcationComplex Network Analysis TechniquesMicro and Nano RoboticsOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceQuantum many-body systemsStochastic processes and statistical mechanics