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Nature Reviews Physics

Springer International Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2018

ISSN2522-5820eISSN2522-5820

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

9.588

H-Indexi

127

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

10.51

Total Worksi

932

Total Citationsi

60,365

2yr Mean Citednessi

13.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Nature Reviews Physics is an online-only journal publishing high-quality technical reference, review and commentary articles in all areas of fundamental and applied physics. Topics covered in the journal include: Atomic, molecular and optical physics Biophysics Condensed matter and materials physics Fluid dynamics General physics Gravitation, cosmology and astrophysics High-energy physics (particles and fields, accelerators and beams) Mathematical physics Networks Nonlinear dynamics Nuclear physics Photonics Physical chemistry Plasma physics Polymers and soft matter Quantum mechanics, information and technologies Software and data analysis Statistical physics Techniques and instrumentation Physics and society, and history of physics

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications932

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

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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

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2522-5820 / 2522-5820

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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?

Yes

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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

126

15k

2019

132

9.6k

2020

143

20k

2021

130

7.1k

2022

134

6.4k

2023

114

3.2k

2024

115

2025

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, AppliedPhysics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureQuantum and electron transport phenomenaGraphene research and applicationsQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies2D Materials and ApplicationsQuantum many-body systems

Frequently asked questions about Nature Reviews Physics

Is Nature Reviews Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Reviews Physics: 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 Nature Reviews Physics?

Nature Reviews Physics 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 13.58.

Is Nature Reviews Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Reviews Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.