Papers in Physics

Papers in Physics is published by Papers in Physics 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 Granular flow and fluidized beds, Theoretical and Computational Physics and Material Dynamics and Properties, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

MISSION AND VISION:Papers in Physics is a non-profit scientific journal dedicated to the publication of original research across a broad range of areas in physics and related disciplines. Founded and operated by physicists, the journal aims to provide a fair, transparent, and intellectually rigorous publishing environment. We are guided by the following core goals: Building an international editorial platform from the Global South. We seek to strengthen the visibility and influence of physics research emerging from Latin America and other underrepresented regions, while remaining fully international in scope and standards, and independent of traditional physics associations. Providing an affordable open-access alternative. We are committed to reducing financial barriers in scientific publishing by offering a sustainable and accessible open-access model for authors and readers worldwide. Innovating in scientific publishing. We actively explore and implement new editorial practices, with particular emphasis on transparency, accountability, and recognition in peer review. Operating as a non-profit initiative run by physicists for physicists. Our editorial decisions are guided solely by scientific quality and community values, not by commercial interests. JOURNAL SCOPE: The journal publishes original research articles in most areas of physics, including, but not limited to: physics of particles and fields, condensed matter, physics of fluids, chemical physics, statistical mechanics, soft condensed matter, materials science, biophysics, econophysics, mathematical physics and general physics, relativity and gravitation, and nuclear physics. Submissions in the areas of foundations of physics, history of physics, and physics education are out of the scope. Manuscripts presenting 'unifying theories of the universe' or re-defining well-known relativity and gravitation theories without strong roots in the current literature on the field would be also automatically rejected. All submissions are expected to contain substantial new results and ideas that advance the state of physics in a non-trivial way. PEER REVIEW: All manuscripts are strictly reviewed by specialists in the relevant area prior to publication with no exception. Acceptance is based on the originality, technical soundness, and significance of the work. EDITORIAL TRACKS: The journal offers two distinct peer-review models: Traditional Review: In this model, manuscripts are evaluated by anonymous referees,

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 32, Brazil 14, United States 13, France 7, Spain 5 (100 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub

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

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of ScienceCASSciELOPublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Latindex, JournalSeek, Scimago

As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

3.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

57Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.25LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.39LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

15OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

28OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.5OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

11.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

92.86%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

5LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 8 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Open 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.

• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Publisher

Papers in Physics

Country or region

Argentina

Language

English

ISSN

1852-4249

Latest issue on the website

Volume 18 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
• Editorial board ↗LetPub