Journal profile · Physics, Multidisciplinary
Contemporary Physics
ISSN 0010-7514 · eISSN 1366-5812 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1959
Contemporary Physics: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.93; subscription journal; median 28 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Physics is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Quantum Mechanics and Applications, History of Science and Medicine and Relativity and Gravitational Theory, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy10.8%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities7.3%
- Relativity and Gravitational TheoryPhysics and Astronomy7.1%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy7.1%
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsPhysics and Astronomy6%
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy4.4%
- Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesPhysics 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 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
- 4.93LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 838OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,595 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4 | 12 |
| 2024 | 82 | 6 | 72 |
| 2023 | 51 | 10 | 172 |
| 2022 | 49 | 8 | 182 |
| 2021 | 88 | 5 | 1,984 |
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
28 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 16 days – 42 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 74 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0010-7514
- Electronic ISSN
- 1366-5812
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Physics
What CAS zone is Contemporary Physics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary 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 Contemporary Physics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.93; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Contemporary Physics?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 28 days (interquartile range 16–42 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Contemporary Physics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Physics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Contemporary Physics open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Physics is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .