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1893–1969
Source type
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Physical Review
Physical Review is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by American Institute of Physics.
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ISSN 0031-899XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
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Is Physical Review indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1893–1969).
What is the impact factor of Physical Review?
Physical Review has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Physical Review and what is its ISSN?
Physical Review is published by American Institute of Physics. Its ISSN is 0031-899X.
Is Physical Review in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Physical Review open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Physical Review for 77 years, between 1893 and 1969. Coverage ended in 1969, 57 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Physical Review? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Physical Review has an h-index of 639 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
639
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
33,315
i10-index
49,730
works indexed
3,226,579
total citations
Physical Review published 4 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 5. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Physical Review? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1969. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 1969
- 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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