Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC-PHYSICS, APPLIED
Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics
ISSN 0033-8443 · eISSN 1573-9120 · Springer US · RUSSIA · Monthly · Founded 1965
Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.66; subscription journal; median 53 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 164 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics is published by Springer US 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 Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Earthquake Detection and Analysis, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The monthly multidisciplinary scientific and technical journal Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics publishes research results obtained using a general radiophysical approach in the following scientific fields: Electrodynamics and Physical Electronics Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics Ionospheric and Magnetospheric Physics Geophysics (Atmosphere, Ocean, Earth) Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics Physical Acoustics and Acousto-Optics Fluid and Gas Mechanics Solid State Physics Quantum Radiophysics and Electronics Optics and Laser Physics Spectroscopy and Diagnostics of Media Biophysics and Medical Physics Nonlinear Oscillations and Waves Statistical Radiophysics Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics is a translation of the Russian journal Izvestiya VUZ. Radiofizika, published by the Lobachevsky State University and Institute of Applied Physics RAS at Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. The Russian volume-year is published in English beginning in April.All articles are peer-reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC-PHYSICS, APPLIED
Editor-in-chief Vladimir KocharovskyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 34, Germany 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, France 1 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy11.7%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy9.7%
- Earthquake Detection and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.9%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy5.2%
- Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Plasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsEngineering4%
- Optical and Acousto-Optic TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy4%
- Laser Design and ApplicationsEngineering4%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | 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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | 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 CompendexINSPECPublisher 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
- 0.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 630OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 21,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,572 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 164 | 1 | 28 |
| 2024 | 156 | 0 | 95 |
| 2023 | 176 | 3 | 204 |
| 2022 | 155 | 2 | 182 |
| 2021 | 153 | 2 | 299 |
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
53 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 35 days – 77 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 400 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 452 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (138 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics
- AI use
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; AI use must be documented Model summary
Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, do not currently satisfy our authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Authors must disclose competing interests Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data and code should support published claims; journal-specific data sharing policies Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards. Please note that journals may have individual policies on (sharing) research data in concordance with disciplinary norms and expectations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member; follows COPE guidelines on misconduct Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
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 US
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1965
- ISSN
- 0033-8443
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-9120
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 10 (March 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics
What CAS zone is Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Physics, Applied / Physics, Fluids & Plasmas. 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 Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.66; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 53 days (interquartile range 35–77 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (34), Germany (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics open access, and what is the APC?
Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 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: .