| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 28 / 97 | 71st | Q2 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 181 / 446 | 59th | Q2 |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 100 / 243 | 59th | Q2 |
| Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | 99 / 194 | 49th | Q3 |
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Interactions
Interactions is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.5). It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Nature.
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Publisher: Springer Nature
Cost to publish: About US$3,890 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Interactions indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2024–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.5.
What quartile is Interactions in Scopus?
Interactions is Q2 in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (rank 28 of 97), Q2 in Condensed Matter Physics (rank 181 of 446) and Q2 in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (rank 100 of 243), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 4 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Interactions?
Interactions 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 4.5, quartile Q2, 71st percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.495, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 57.
How much does it cost to publish in Interactions?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,890 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Interactions and what is its ISSN?
Interactions is published by Springer Nature. Its ISSN is 3005-0731.
Is Interactions covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Interactions in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Interactions open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Interactions? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Interactions has an h-index of 20 and a 2-year mean of 3.42 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #16 of 90 Scopus journals in Nuclear and High Energy Physics.
Interactions published 104 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 406. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
Who publishes in Interactions? — latest 95 articles, 2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2026), authors are most often from India (86.3%), Saudi Arabia (4.7%) and Germany (1.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Interactions? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration86.3% of recent authorship from India
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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