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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,841CAS 2区Top JournalDiamond OAHybrid

European Physical Journal C

Abbreviation (ISO):EUR PHYS J C
Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.161•SCImago Rank: #3,841•Identifier (ISSN):1434-6044(Print)/1434-6052(Online)•Articles / Year: 1,092•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.9
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
156

156 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate14.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,092articles/year
99.92% Gold OA•99.39% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
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20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
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20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.991)
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20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.59)
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20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.389)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.843)
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20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.172)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Experimental Physics I: Accelerator Based High-Energy Physics Hadron and lepton collider physics Lepton-nucleon scattering High-energy nuclear reactions Standard model precision tests Search for new physics beyond the standard model Heavy flavour physics Neutrino properties Particle detector developments Computational methods and analysis tools Experimental Physics II: Astroparticle Physics Dark matter searches High-energy cosmic rays Double beta decay Long baseline neutrino experiments Neutrino astronomy Axions and other weakly interacting light particles Gravitational waves and observational cosmology Particle detector developments Computational methods and analysis tools Theoretical Physics I: Phenomenology of the Standard Model and Beyond Electroweak interactions Quantum chromo dynamics Heavy quark physics and quark flavour mixing Neutrino physics Phenomenology of astro- and cosmoparticle physics Meson spectroscopy and non-perturbative QCD Low-energy effective field theories Lattice field theory High temperature QCD and heavy ion physics Phenomenology of supersymmetric extensions of the SM Phenomenology of non-supersymmetric extensions of the SM Model building and alternative models of electroweak symmetry breaking Flavour physics beyond the SM Computational algorithms and tools...etc.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics80.2%Quantum mechanics75.4%Particle physics60.8%Mathematics57.7%Nuclear physics50.2%Mathematical physics37.1%Astronomy28.5%Geometry27.3%Computer science27.2%Astrophysics25.9%Optics24.3%Engineering23.6%Theoretical physics23.4%Hadron21.9%Quark20.7%Classical mechanics20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,841Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1991-1995, 1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.161

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
212

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.39

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations15,348
3-Year Documents3,610
Citable Documents3,568

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate23.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1998
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
JCRSCIE
7/31Q1
PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
JCISCIE
6/31Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,117852
20254.81,5166,643
20244.21,37712,649
20234.41,21516,928
20224.9911,19720,118
20214.591,19024,028
20204.3891,25333,231
20194.8431,06832,566
20185.1721,05234,947
2017—97339,337
2016—74133,007
2015—62530,752
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for European Physical Journal C

WoS Q1
2356201820192020202120222023202420254.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 811cfc36-c944-4314-85a1-de98f83e16f3
Database Updated: 2026-10-01