Journal profile · Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics Today
ISSN 0031-9228 · eISSN 1945-0699 · American Institute of Physics · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1948
Physics Today: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.43; hybrid open access; community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 284 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physics Today is published by American Institute of 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 Science, Research, and Medicine, International Science and Diplomacy and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Detecting quantum particles of gravity was long considered hopeless. A new perspective, which takes advantage of quantum technologies, suggests that an experimental realization may be closer than previously thought.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Richard J. FitzgeraldPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Science, Research, and MedicineMedicine9.2%
- International Science and DiplomacySocial Sciences7.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry6.4%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Twentieth Century Scientific DevelopmentsArts and Humanities5.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.4%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102LetPub ·
- h-index
- 461OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,640OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 54,610 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 168 | 12 | 32 |
| 2025 | 284 | 39 | 166 |
| 2024 | 343 | 127 | 361 |
| 2023 | 410 | 159 | 539 |
| 2022 | 477 | 113 | 604 |
| 2021 | 513 | 129 | 907 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1948
- ISSN
- 0031-9228
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-0699
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physics Today
What CAS zone is Physics Today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physics Today is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physics, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Physics Today?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.43; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 461.
Which databases index Physics Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physics Today is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Physics Today open access, and what is the APC?
Physics Today is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .