Journal profile · Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics World
ISSN 0953-8585 · eISSN 2058-7058 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly
Physics World: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.48; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 340 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physics World is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. 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 International Science and Diplomacy, Science, Research, and Medicine and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Science and DiplomacySocial Sciences14.2%
- Science, Research, and MedicineMedicine12.2%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy6.9%
- Space exploration and regulationPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine5.3%
- Advances in Oncology and RadiotherapyMedicine5.2%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy5.2%
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 373OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18,328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 179 | 49 | 1 |
| 2025 | 340 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 364 | 51 | 43 |
| 2023 | 378 | 38 | 48 |
| 2022 | 416 | 216 | 52 |
| 2021 | 545 | 346 | 140 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0953-8585
- Electronic ISSN
- 2058-7058
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physics World
What CAS zone is Physics World in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physics World 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 4 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Physics World?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.48; CiteScore 0.1, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Physics World?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Physics World?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physics World is indexed in Scopus.
Is Physics World open access, and what is the APC?
Physics World is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .