Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-General Physics and Astronomy
Advances in Physics-X
ISSN 2374-6149 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Advances in Physics-X: CAS Zone 2 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.81; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,195; median 74 days to acceptance (66 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 97% (journal website); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Physics-X is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Topological Materials and Phenomena, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Photonic and Optical Devices, together about 19% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board Advances in Physics: X is a fully open-access journal that promotes the centrality of physics and physical measurement to modern science and technology. Advances in Physics: X aims to demonstrate the interconnectivity of physics, meaning the intellectual relationships that exist between one branch of physics and another, as well as the influence of physics across (hence the “X”) traditional boundaries into other disciplines including: Chemistry Materials Science Engineering Biology Medicine The journal publishes concise review articles (mainly commissioned) from internationally leading experts and made available freely throughout the world. Advances in Physics: X now considers unsolicited (non-commissioned) review articles. If your review article has not been commissioned, before submitting, please email to the journal's Editor-in-Chief Riccardo Ferrando riccardo.ferrando@unige.it a PDF file containing a c250-word summary of your proposed review article, plus a paragraph explaining why your article would be suitable to be considered for publication within Advances in Physics: X. Advances in Physics: X draws upon the rich heritage of Advances in Physics, founded by Sir Nevill Mott in 1952 as a spin-off from the Philosophical Magazine, which was itself established in 1798 and has been published by Taylor & Francis since 1822. Advances in Physics: X operates a single-anonymized peer review policy. All articles are made freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication. Read full aims and scope
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-General Physics and Astronomy
Editor-in-chief Riccardo FerrandoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 40%); most named Mainland China 2, Italy 2, United Kingdom 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Topological Materials and PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy7.1%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy6.1%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering5.8%
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science5.3%
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science5.3%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science5%
- Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: Electronic Journals Library (EZB)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 9.81LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 20Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 2.52Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.88LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.88Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 237OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 382,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 16 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 114 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 354 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 434 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 1,325 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 1,312 |
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
74 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 94 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (66 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 94 days
- Sample
- 66 articles with submission and acceptance dates (64 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 97%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 3,060 / EUR 2,110 / GBP 1,756 / USD 2,195 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,545 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,590 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Advances in Physics: X is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review policy. Model summary
Advances in Physics: X operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2374-6149
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Physics-X
What CAS zone is Advances in Physics-X in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Physics-X is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Physics, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Physics-X?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.81; CiteScore 20, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Physics-X?
Based on the dates recorded on 66 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 74 days (interquartile range 51–94 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 97%. 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 JCR quartile is Advances in Physics-X in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Physics-X based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 40%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), Italy (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Physics-X?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Physics-X is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Advances in Physics-X open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Physics-X is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,195.
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: .