Journal profile
Physics of Complex Systems
ISSN 2687-153X · Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia · Russian Federation
Physics of Complex Systems: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physics of Complex Systems is published by Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dielectric materials and actuators, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials and Phase-change materials and chalcogenides, together about 21.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Журнал принимает к рассмотрению экспериментальные и теоретические работы из различных областей физики сложных систем: квантовой физики, физики молекул, атомов и элементарных частиц, астрофизики и космологии, физики конденсированного состояния, фотоники и физики лазеров, а также компьютерного материаловедения.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dielectric materials and actuatorsEngineering8.8%
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science6.7%
- Phase-change materials and chalcogenidesMaterials Science6.3%
- Material Dynamics and PropertiesMaterials Science5.8%
- Electrical and Electromagnetic ResearchPhysics and Astronomy5.8%
- Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Semiconductor materials and interfacesPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering4.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
КиберЛенинка, НТЦ «Информрегистр»Publisher website
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 191 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 29 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 16 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 15 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 23 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 17 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-NC | |
| 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 500–1000 words
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted1
- research articleВ журнал принимаются материалы объемом не менее 10 000 и не более 80 000 знаков с пробелами.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Open access
- Authorship Раздел «Вклад авторов» / «Author Contributions»
В разделе в свободной форме указывается непосредственный вклад каждого из авторов в подготовку публикации.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Раздел «Конфликт интересов» / «Conflict of interest»
Авторы декларируют отсутствие конфликта интересов, связанных с публикацией статьи. Рекомендуемая формулировка: «Авторы заявляют об отсутствии потенциального или явного конфликта интересов».
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
CC BY 4.0 license; authors retain copyright; open access statement available. Model summary
Авторы предоставляют материалы на условиях публичной оферты и лицензии CC BY 4.0.
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
- Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2687-153X
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physics of Complex Systems
How long does peer review take at Physics of Complex Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Physics of Complex Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 500–1000 words; Keywords: 5–10; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required. 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.
Which databases index Physics of Complex Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physics of Complex Systems is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Physics of Complex Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Physics of Complex Systems 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: .