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Papers in Physics is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.1), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Instituto de Fisica de Liquidos y Sistemas Biologicos.
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ISSN 1852-4249Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Instituto de Fisica de Liquidos y Sistemas Biologicos
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physics and Astronomy (all) | 107 / 248 | 57th | Q2 |
| Materials Science (miscellaneous) | 137 / 256 | 46th | Q3 |
| Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | 129 / 194 | 33rd | Q3 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.1.
Papers in Physics is Q2 in Physics and Astronomy (all) (rank 107 of 248), Q3 in Materials Science (miscellaneous) (rank 137 of 256) and Q3 in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (rank 129 of 194), by CiteScore 2025.
Papers in Physics is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 57th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.254, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 14.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$200 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.
Papers in Physics is published by Instituto de Fisica de Liquidos y Sistemas Biologicos. Its ISSN is 1852-4249.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Papers in Physics has an h-index of 14 and a 2-year mean of 0.5 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #192 of 235 Scopus journals in Physics and Astronomy (all).
Papers in Physics published 5 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 15. 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.
In its latest 39 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Argentina (24.4%), Iraq (11.1%) and France (7.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
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.
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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