Journal profile · Physics, Multidisciplinary
Acta Physica Sinica
ISSN 1000-3290 · Science Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · Monthly
Acta Physica Sinica: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.84; fully open access; review about 2.1 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 88%; 892 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Physica Sinica is published by Science Press and is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications, together about 19.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scope Acta Physica Sinica founded in 1933，is devoted to rapid publication of "original research papers", "rapid communications", and "reviews" on the latest important developments and achievements in all branches of physics in China. Specific areas of interest include Condensed matter and materials physics; Atomic,molecular,and optical physics; Statistical,nonlinear,and soft matter physics; Plasma physics; nuclear physics Interdisciplinary physics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Login OfficePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering7%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy6.6%
- Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy6%
- Laser Design and ApplicationsEngineering4.8%
- Quantum optics and atomic interactionsPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
- Quantum Information and CryptographyComputer Science4.3%
- Chaos control and synchronizationPhysics and Astronomy4.2%
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesPhysics and Astronomy4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,045OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 791LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 36,919 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 801 | 801 | 25 |
| 2025 | 892 | 892 | 507 |
| 2024 | 708 | 708 | 1,029 |
| 2023 | 875 | 875 | 1,726 |
| 2022 | 1,197 | 1,197 | 3,471 |
| 2021 | 1,018 | 1,018 | 3,060 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2.1 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 88%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Science Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- Chinese
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1000-3290
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Physica Sinica
What CAS zone is Acta Physica Sinica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Physica Sinica is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Physics, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Physica Sinica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.84; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Acta Physica Sinica?
Authors report an average review time of about 2.1 months; the community-reported acceptance is “88%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Physica Sinica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Physica Sinica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Physica Sinica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Physica Sinica is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .