Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science
Quanta
ISSN 1314-7374 · Quanta · Bulgaria
Quanta: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quanta is published by Quanta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Quantum Information and Cryptography and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, together about 53.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Quanta is an open access academic journal publishing original research and review articles on foundations of quantum mechanics, mathematical physics and philosophy of science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science
Editor-in-chief Danko D. GeorgievPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 11, India 7, Israel 3, Italy 2, Mainland China 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy30.7%
- Quantum Information and CryptographyComputer Science16.3%
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComputer Science6.5%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities5.8%
- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesPhysics and Astronomy5.8%
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systemsPhysics and Astronomy4%
- Relativity and Gravitational TheoryPhysics and Astronomy3.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History and Philosophy of Science | Q1 | 42/254 | — |
| Mathematical Physics | Q2 | 41/90 | — |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | Q3 | 164/243 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 105 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 93 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 116 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 108 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 114 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 129 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 181 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- full length articleThe journal publishes only Full Length Articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; all work licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0. Model summary
Copyright is retained by the authors without restriction. All work by Quanta is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All manuscripts undergo quality control and peer review via online manuscript tracking system. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to Quanta are subject to meticulous quality control and peer-review evaluation before reaching a decision. The entire editorial workflow is performed using the online manuscript tracking system in the following steps:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Pre-print and post-print self-archiving at arXiv allowed; authors requested to update arXiv entry with Journal Ref and DOI upon publication. Model summary
The authors are allowed to upload either pre-print or post-print at arXiv of their published articles in Quanta, however, they are requested to update promptly their arXiv entry with the Journal Ref and DOI bibliographic information once their work is published.
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
- Quanta
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1314-7374
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quanta
How long does peer review take at Quanta?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Quanta?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Quanta based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), India (7) and Israel (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Quanta?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quanta is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Quanta open access, and what is the APC?
Quanta 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .