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1967–1983
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Plasma Physics
Plasma Physics is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Institute of Physics.
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ISSN 0032-1028Verify ISSN ↗1879-2979Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Institute of Physics
Scopus · Inactive
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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 Plasma Physics indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1967–1983).
What is the impact factor of Plasma Physics?
Plasma 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.
Who publishes Plasma Physics and what is its ISSN?
Plasma Physics is published by Institute of Physics. Its print ISSN is 0032-1028 and its online ISSN is 1879-2979.
Is Plasma Physics in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Plasma Physics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Plasma Physics for 17 years, between 1967 and 1983. Coverage ended in 1983, 43 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Plasma Physics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Plasma Physics has an h-index of 69 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
69
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
645
i10-index
2,126
works indexed
26,598
total citations
Plasma Physics published 9 papers in 2022; its busiest recent year was 1998 with 66. 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 Plasma Physics? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1983. 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 1983
- 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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