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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1974 (also 1978–1979, 1982–1985, 1989)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Physics Bulletin
Physics Bulletin is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Institute of Physics.
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ISSN 0031-9112Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Institute of Physics
Scopus · Inactive
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Physics Bulletin indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1974 (also 1978–1979, 1982–1985, 1989)).
What is the impact factor of Physics Bulletin?
Physics Bulletin 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 Physics Bulletin and what is its ISSN?
Physics Bulletin is published by Institute of Physics. Its ISSN is 0031-9112.
Is Physics Bulletin in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Physics Bulletin open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Physics Bulletin for 8 years, between 1974 and 1989, with 8 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1989, 37 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Physics Bulletin? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Physics Bulletin has an h-index of 230 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
230
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
1,538
i10-index
13,071
works indexed
267,047
total citations
Physics Bulletin published 1 papers in 2016; its busiest recent year was 1982 with 519. 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 Physics Bulletin? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1989. 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 1989
- 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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