Journal profile · PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS

Advances in High Energy Physics

ISSN 1687-7357 · eISSN 1687-7365 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA

Advances in High Energy Physics: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.85; fully open access; APC about USD 1,700; median 178 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.85Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Physics & Astronomy2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy
Review time178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 25 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APCUSD 1,700Fully open access
Acceptance19%From the journal's website
Articles per year142025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Advances in High Energy Physics is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Advances in High Energy Physics is an open access journal that publishes theoretical and experimental research on the nature and interactions of energy and matter.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy14.3%
  2. Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy14.1%
  3. Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesPhysics and Astronomy12.8%
  4. Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsPhysics and Astronomy8.7%
  5. High-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchPhysics and Astronomy8.3%
  6. Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesPhysics and Astronomy7.2%
  7. Neutrino Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy5.4%
  8. Dark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy3.6%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorPhysics & AstronomyZone 4
MinorPhysics, Particles & FieldsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorPhysics & AstronomyZone 4
MinorPhysics, Particles & FieldsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorPhysics & AstronomyZone 4
MinorPhysics, Particles & FieldsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

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
0.85LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
1Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
2.7LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
2.7Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.3LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.43LetPub ·
h-index
34LetPub ·
h-index
56OpenAlex ·
i10-index
517OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
10%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
12LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,556 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202614141
202514148
2024202039
2023222238
20226161351
20215858401

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

Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to

178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 218 days

Acceptance to online
median 34 days (25 articles)
Submission to online
median 226 days
Sample
25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (26 in the window); the latest was accepted on

Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)
6–12 weeksLetPub ·
Acceptance rate (publisher)
19%Publisher website ·
Submission to first decision
42 daysPublisher website ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
Peer review
Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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 accessDOAJ

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJUSD 1,700 / GBP 1,140 / EUR 1,470YesCC BY
OpenAlexUSD 1,550 / EUR 1,340 / GBP 1,140——
LetPubUSD 1,500Yes—

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Submission

Article types and submission policies (journal website)

What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
≤ 300 words
First submission
Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted7
  1. original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  2. research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  3. research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
  4. reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  5. review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  6. reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
  7. systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Authorship Title and authorship information

The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest

Concurrent submissions limited to three manuscripts under review Model summary

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Data availability Data availability

Data availability statement required Model summary

Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright and permissions

Copyright policy: authors retain copyright; open access under CC BY Model summary

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access

Open access journal Model summary

Advances in High Energy Physics is an open access journal

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer review

Peer review model: single-anonymized Model summary

The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Plagiarism

Plagiarism detection: iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary

This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Preprints Preprints

Preprint policy: preprints accepted and should be cited Model summary

The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines

Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…

Source ↗Publisher website ·

Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Country or region
USA
Language
English
ISSN
1687-7357
Electronic ISSN
1687-7365
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Advances in High Energy Physics

What CAS zone is Advances in High Energy Physics in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in High Energy Physics is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physics, Particles & Fields. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Advances in High Energy Physics?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.85; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 56.

How long does peer review take at Advances in High Energy Physics?

Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 178 days (interquartile range 133–218 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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.

What are the manuscript requirements of Advances in High Energy Physics?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.

Which databases index Advances in High Energy Physics?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in High Energy Physics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Advances in High Energy Physics open access, and what is the APC?

Advances in High Energy Physics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,700.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .