Journal profile · Physics, Multidisciplinary
Annals of Physics
ISSN 0003-4916 · eISSN 1096-035X · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1957
Annals of Physics: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.76; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,160; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy (Elsevier website: 27%); 328 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Physics is published by Academic Press Inc. 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 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, together about 25.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy9.9%
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsPhysics and Astronomy7.8%
- Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesPhysics and Astronomy7.8%
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesPhysics and Astronomy6.1%
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
- Nuclear physics research studiesPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.76LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 276OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,663OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 316LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,459 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 336 | 175 | 146 |
| 2025 | 328 | 168 | 972 |
| 2024 | 234 | 127 | 1,134 |
| 2023 | 289 | 176 | 2,519 |
| 2022 | 228 | 148 | 2,347 |
| 2021 | 240 | 175 | 3,542 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 27%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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,160 / EUR 2,960 / GBP 2,530 / JPY 391,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0003-4916
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-035X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Physics
What CAS zone is Annals of Physics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Physics 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 Annals of Physics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.76; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 276.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Physics?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy (Elsevier website: 27%)”. 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 Annals of Physics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Physics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of Physics open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Physics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,160.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .