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Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by American Physical Society.
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ISSN 1554-9178Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Physical Society
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2005–2015).
What is the impact factor of Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research?
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 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 Special Topics - Physics Education Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,000 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 Special Topics - Physics Education Research and what is its ISSN?
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research is published by American Physical Society. Its ISSN is 1554-9178.
Is Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research for 11 years, between 2005 and 2015. Coverage ended in 2015, 11 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 369 works and 21,507 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2015, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2015, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research has an h-index of 76 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research published 58 papers in 2015; its busiest recent year was 2014 with 59. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2015. 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 2015
- 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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