Journal profile · Physics, Multidisciplinary
New Journal of Physics
ISSN 1367-2630 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Irregular · Founded 1998
New Journal of Physics: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.79; fully open access; APC about USD 2,740; median 111 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 37.5%; 407 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Journal of Physics is published by IOP Publishing 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 Information and Cryptography, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates and Quantum and electron transport phenomena, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Co-owned by the Institute of Physics and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, New Journal of Physics (NJP) is an open-access journal publishing original research and topical reviews across the whole of physics. The journal’s Editorial Board and staff are committed to building NJP into the leading scientific journal in its field by publishing articles of outstanding scientific quality that merit the attention and interest of the whole physics community. NJP is available free to readers around the world and is funded by article publication charges. Subject coverage NJP’s coverage extends across the whole of physics, encompassing pure, applied, theoretical and experimental research, as well as interdisciplinary topics. Research areas covered by the journal include: Atomic and molecular physics Astronomy, cosmology and astrophysics Biological physics Climate sciences Condensed matter Dark matter Data analysis in physics High energy physics Interdisciplinary physics Nuclear physics Optics Physical and theoretical chemistry Plasma physics Polymers, soft and active matter Quantum physics (including quantum information) Statistical physics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Andreas BuchleitnerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 15%); most named Mainland China 10, Germany 9, United Kingdom 6, United States 5, Italy 5 (66 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quantum Information and CryptographyComputer Science12.8%
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesPhysics and Astronomy9.3%
- Quantum and electron transport phenomenaPhysics and Astronomy7%
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5.8%
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComputer Science5.8%
- Topological Materials and PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- Quantum many-body systemsPhysics 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 2 |
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASMathSciNetCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, J-Gate, Scilit, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142LetPub ·
- h-index
- 248OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,993OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 388LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,815 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 314 | 314 | 108 |
| 2025 | 407 | 407 | 877 |
| 2024 | 526 | 526 | 2,919 |
| 2023 | 536 | 536 | 4,669 |
| 2022 | 565 | 565 | 6,260 |
| 2021 | 673 | 673 | 9,773 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 148 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (825 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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,830 / EUR 2,085 / USD 2,740 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,610 / EUR 1,985 / GBP 1,745 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,485 / EUR 1,890 / GBP 1,660 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,830 / EUR 2,085 / USD 2,740 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access Open access
New Journal of Physics is a fully open access journal. Articles are published under a CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) licence. Articles are freely available to everyone to read and reuse immediately upon publication, provided attribution to the author is given. Publication is funded by article publication charges (APCs). For more information on IOP Publishing’s open access policies please see…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The following summary describes the peer review process for NJP, using the ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review: Identity transparency: single-anonymous, double-anonymous (author choice) Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: review reports (author and reviewer opt in), author/editor communication, reviewer identities (reviewer opt in) Our Publishing Support websit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint pre-publication policy: IOP will consider articles already posted as a preprint anywhere online, provided copyright ownership was not transferred and no exclusive licence was granted; also applies to preprints included in a thesis or dissertation. Model summary
IOP’s Preprint pre-publication policy allows authors to share a Preprint of their article anywhere at any time, subject to two restrictions. This means that IOP will consider articles which have already been posted as a Preprint anywhere online, provided that (i) you did not and do not transfer (assign) ownership of its copyright, and (ii) you did not and do not grant an exclusive licence to it.
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1367-2630
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Journal of Physics
What CAS zone is New Journal of Physics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New Journal of Physics is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Physics, Multidisciplinary. 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 New Journal of Physics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.79; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 248.
How long does peer review take at New Journal of Physics?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 84–148 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 37.5%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of New Journal of Physics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of New Journal of Physics based?
Of the 66 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (10), Germany (9) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index New Journal of Physics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Journal of Physics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS, MathSciNet and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is New Journal of Physics open access, and what is the APC?
New Journal of Physics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,740.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .