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1970–2016
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Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by American Physical Society.
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ISSN 1050-2947Verify ISSN ↗1094-1622Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Physical Society
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$2,675 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1970–2016).
What is the impact factor of Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics?
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 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.
How much does it cost to publish in Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,675 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics and what is its ISSN?
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics is published by American Physical Society. Its print ISSN is 1050-2947 and its online ISSN is 1094-1622.
Is Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics for 47 years, between 1970 and 2016. Coverage ended in 2016, 10 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 101,084 works and 3,571,564 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2026, 10 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2016. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics has an h-index of 460 and a 2-year mean of 2.93 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
460
h-index
2.93
2-yr mean citations
64,467
i10-index
101,084
works indexed
3,571,564
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,675
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics published 2,953 papers in 2025. 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 A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2016. 18 retracted papers are recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2016
- Retracted papers 18 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
- 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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