Journal profile · Physics, Multidisciplinary
PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
ISSN 0304-4289 · eISSN 0973-7111 · Springer India · INDIA · Monthly · Founded 1973
PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.24; subscription journal; median 166 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 165 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS is published by Springer India 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 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions and Nuclear physics research studies, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pramana - Journal of Physics is a quarterly, peer-reviewed research journal in English published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Indian National Science Academy and Indian Physics Association. The journal publishes refereed papers covering current research in Physics, both original contributions - research papers, brief reports or rapid communications - and invited reviews. Pramana also publishes special issues devoted to advances in specific areas of Physics and proceedings of select high quality conferences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Debajyoti ChoudhuryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 21, United States 3 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy10.5%
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsPhysics and Astronomy8.8%
- Nuclear physics research studiesPhysics and Astronomy6.8%
- Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesPhysics and Astronomy5.8%
- High-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchPhysics and Astronomy5.6%
- Nonlinear Waves and SolitonsPhysics and Astronomy5.4%
- Atomic and Molecular PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy4.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,810OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 164LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 114,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,942 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 132 | 6 | 47 |
| 2025 | 165 | 7 | 382 |
| 2024 | 174 | 18 | 1,013 |
| 2023 | 201 | 20 | 1,290 |
| 2022 | 231 | 20 | 1,485 |
| 2021 | 225 | 22 | 2,196 |
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
166 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 135 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 318 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (344 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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
Open access publishing information (fees, funding, licences) available on the Open access publishing page. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Pramana, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Springer India
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0304-4289
- Electronic ISSN
- 0973-7111
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
What CAS zone is PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 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 PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.24; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 166 days (interquartile range 111–239 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (21) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS open access, and what is the APC?
PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 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, 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: .