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Status
Active
Coverage
2020–2025
Source type
Book Series
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.8
Best quartile
Q4 · 22nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 1319 / 1698 | 22nd | Q4 |
| Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) | 78 / 88 | 11th | Q4 |
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Challenges in Physics Education
Challenges in Physics Education is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.8). Published by Springer Nature.
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ISSN 2662-8422Verify ISSN ↗2662-8430Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Nature
Scopus · Q4
0.8
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
1
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Quick answers
Is Challenges in Physics Education indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2020–2025, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.8.
What quartile is Challenges in Physics Education in Scopus?
Challenges in Physics Education is Q4 in Education (rank 1319 of 1698) and Q4 in Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (rank 78 of 88), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Challenges in Physics Education?
Challenges in Physics Education is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.8, quartile Q4, 22nd percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric.
Who publishes Challenges in Physics Education and what is its ISSN?
Challenges in Physics Education is published by Springer Nature. Its print ISSN is 2662-8422 and its online ISSN is 2662-8430.
Is Challenges in Physics Education in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Challenges in Physics Education open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Challenges in Physics Education? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Challenges in Physics Education has an h-index of 9 and a 2-year mean of 0.9 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.8, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #964 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
9
h-index
0.9
2-yr mean citations
8
i10-index
235
works indexed
433
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#964 of 1,610 Bottom 41% Education
#60 of 87 Bottom 32% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Challenges in Physics Education published 36 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 56. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Challenges in Physics Education? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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