Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
SciPost Physics Lecture Notes
ISSN 2590-1990 · SciPost · Netherlands
SciPost Physics Lecture Notes: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 74 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SciPost Physics Lecture Notes is published by SciPost. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quantum many-body systems, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quantum many-body systemsPhysics and Astronomy12%
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy8.2%
- Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy7.1%
- Dark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy7.1%
- Neutrino Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComputer Science4.6%
- Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | Q1 | 4/97 | 96th |
| Condensed Matter Physics | Q1 | 27/446 | 94th |
| Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | Q1 | 5/63 | 92nd |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | Q1 | 20/243 | 91st |
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
- 12.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 413 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 573 |
| 2025 | 74 | 74 | 881 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 690 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 552 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 526 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | 347 |
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
- Open 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 | — |
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
- SciPost
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2590-1990
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SciPost Physics Lecture Notes
How long does peer review take at SciPost Physics Lecture Notes?
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.
Which databases index SciPost Physics Lecture Notes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SciPost Physics Lecture Notes is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is SciPost Physics Lecture Notes open access, and what is the APC?
SciPost Physics Lecture Notes 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; 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: .