EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D

EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Atomic and Molecular Physics, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The European Physical Journal D is dedicated to the publication of recent and conceptually novel and scientifically rigorous results of research in fundamental physics. Our journal publishes high-quality research on the fundamental and applied aspects of optical, atomic, molecular, and plasma physics. The journal welcomes experimental, theoretical, and numerical studies that contribute to the understanding and applications of physical systems. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: 1. Photons Quantum Photonics Quantum Optics and Light-Matter Interaction Plasmonics and Nanoplasmonics Photonic Systems (Lasers and Nanophotonics) Applications in Quantum Technology 2. Atoms, Molecules, Ions, and Clusters Structures of Atoms, Small Molecules and their Ions Spectroscopy of Atoms, Molecules and their Ions Dynamics / Collisional Processes of Atoms, Molecules and Ions Physical Processes involving Large Systems: Biomolecules, Clusters, Nanoparticles and Surfaces Applications in Quantum Technology 3. Plasmas Atomic and Molecular processes in Plasmas Plasma diagnostics Technological Applications of Process Plasmas Astrophysical, Lasers and Fusion Plasmas Article CategoriesResearch ArticlesColloquiaReview ArticlesRoadmap ArticlesPerspective ArticlesTutorial Reviews Colloquia describe the development of new areas of research or the impact of new and promising experimental or theoretical methods in the fields that are within the spectrum of topics covered by EPJD. While not as extensive and complete as reviews in the usual sense, they are intended to suitably introduce new research directions and techniques in their early stages of development, and to a wider audience. There is no explicit constraint regarding the length of such manuscripts, although 20 printed pages would be the most usual length. All invited/submitted manuscripts will undergo the same refereeing procedure as all other contributions submitted to the journal. Colloquium papers are by invitation only. Authors can send an inquire to the editorial office providing tentative tile, abstract and authors list. Review Articles provide a comprehensive and extensive summary of recent research results in a field that is within the spectrum of topics covered by EPJ D and are of current interest to a broader audience. A Review Article should aim to summarize the pertinent experimental, theoretical, and computational results obtained by the key research groups working in the field in the past 10 years. Hist

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Editor-in-chief Robert BennettPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 11%); most named Germany 4, Mainland China 3, United Kingdom 3, Italy 3, United States 2 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Impact

Impact factor

1.74LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

3LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.32LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.72LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

78LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

101OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

3,299OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.71OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

16.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

21.16%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

152LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

545,700Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

2–4 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

10 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

Peer review

Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Country or region

GERMANY

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1998

ISSN

1434-6060

Electronic ISSN

1434-6079

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website