Journal profile
EPJ Web of Conferences
ISSN 2100-014X · EDP Sciences · France
EPJ Web of Conferences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 2,050 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EPJ Web of Conferences is published by EDP Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions and High-Energy Particle Collisions Research, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
EPJ Web of Conferences is an Open Access publication series dedicated to archiving conference proceedings in Physics and related sciences. The fields of publication are those covered by the aims and scope of the EPJ journals (the publishers reserve the right to reject proposals that they consider not fitting on these grounds). It offers a wide range of services from the organization of the submission of conference proceedings to the worldwide dissemination of the conference papers. It provides an efficient archiving solution, ensuring maximum exposure and wide indexing of scientific conference proceedings. Proceedings are published under the scientific responsibility of the conference editors. Main benefits Open Access All the documents are free to read and download. Copyright is retained by the author(s) under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Policy on re-use Conference papers may be subsequently updated, or enhanced, for further publication as a regular journal article. Flexibility and speed The journal welcomes any scientific documents: traditional articles, posters, abstracts, slideshows, etc. They will be available online within 6-8 weeks of us receiving the contributions. Identification Each document receives a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), and is indexed to Crossref©. Indexation All documents will be indexed in main bibliographic databases. See Indexed in. Metrics and other services Intelligent search engine, email alerts, list of related articles, citation tracking, page view count, links to social bookmarks, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2, France 2, Switzerland 2, Portugal 2 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy14.5%
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsPhysics and Astronomy12.1%
- High-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchPhysics and Astronomy10.7%
- Nuclear physics research studiesPhysics and Astronomy8.3%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy7.8%
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering6.3%
- Particle Detector Development and PerformancePhysics and Astronomy4.3%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,497OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 28,122 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,218 | 2,218 | 151 |
| 2025 | 2,050 | 2,050 | 709 |
| 2024 | 1,896 | 1,896 | 1,737 |
| 2023 | 1,223 | 1,223 | 1,684 |
| 2022 | 1,179 | 1,179 | 1,675 |
| 2021 | 1,186 | 1,186 | 2,910 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright
The copyright is retained by the author(s) under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Authors grant EDP Sciences a license to publish their article and identify EDP Sciences as the original publisher. They also grant any third party the right to use, distribute and repro…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Copyright retained by authors under Creative Commons Attribution license; authors grant EDP Sciences a license to publish. Model summary
All the documents are free to read and download. Copyright is retained by the author(s) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Conference papers may be updated or enhanced for further publication as a regular journal article. Model summary
Conference papers may be updated, or enhanced, for further publication as a regular journal article, including submission to journals not published by EDP Sciences.
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
- EDP Sciences
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2100-014X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EPJ Web of Conferences
How long does peer review take at EPJ Web of Conferences?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of EPJ Web of Conferences based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), United Kingdom (2) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index EPJ Web of Conferences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EPJ Web of Conferences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is EPJ Web of Conferences open access, and what is the APC?
EPJ Web of Conferences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .