Journal profile · PHYSICS, APPLIED
Laser and Particle Beams
ISSN 0263-0346 · eISSN 1469-803X · CHINESE LASER PRESS · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Laser and Particle Beams: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; fully open access; APC about USD 3,550; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Cambridge University Press will have ceased publication of Laser and Particle Beams on completion of Volume 43 / 2025. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: No longer published by Cambridge University Press Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Laser and Particle Beams is published by CHINESE LASER PRESS 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 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications, together about 47.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cambridge University Press will have ceased publication of Laser and Particle Beams on completion of Volume 43 / 2025. From Issue 1 of Volume 44, 2026, the Journal is published by Chinese Laser Press. Please visit the new website at: Researching | Laser and Particle Beams. For all new submissions to Laser and Particle Beams, please visit: Researching | Laser and Particle Beams. For all Volume 43 / 2025 subscription inquiries, please contact our Customer Services team at journals@cambridge.org. Back content is retained on Core to fulfil our perpetual access obligations to previous subscribers only
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsPhysics and Astronomy21.6%
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaEngineering16.4%
- Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy9.7%
- Atomic and Molecular PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy7.5%
- Laser Design and ApplicationsEngineering4.7%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
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, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,179 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 82 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 264 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 112 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 840 | Yes | — |
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
- Open access Benefits of publishing Open Access in LPB
FirstView articles Latest issue All issues Open access articles Most cited
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
- CHINESE LASER PRESS
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0263-0346
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-803X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Laser and Particle Beams
What CAS zone is Laser and Particle Beams in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Laser and Particle Beams is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physics, Applied. 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 Laser and Particle Beams?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Laser and Particle Beams?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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 Laser and Particle Beams?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Laser and Particle Beams is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Laser and Particle Beams open access, and what is the APC?
Laser and Particle Beams is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,550.
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: .