Plasma provides an advanced forum for studies related to all aspects of plasma science, such as plasma physics, plasma chemistry, and space plasma. It covers basic plasma phenomena, electron, ion, and plasma sources, and astrophysics and space plasma.
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2571-6182 / 2571-6182
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Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
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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?
Swiss Library, CLOCKSS
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Plagiarism detection in place?
No
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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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
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.
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Scopus Categories
Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Science (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Plasma Applications and DiagnosticsPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsMagnetic confinement fusion researchIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsDust and Plasma Wave PhenomenaLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsParticle accelerators and beam dynamics