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Physics Essays

Abbreviation (ISO):PHYS ESSAYS
Country: Canada•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Identifier (ISSN):0836-1398(Print)•Articles / Year: 54
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.5
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
13

13 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate83.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
54articles/year
0% Gold OA•98.31% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0)
🔵 Computed

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

Physics Essays has been established as an international journal dedicated to theoretical and experimental aspects of fundamental problems in Physics and, generally, to the advancement of basic knowledge of Physics. The Journal’s mandate is to publish rigorous and methodological examinations of past, current, and advanced concepts, methods and results in physics research. Physics Essays dedicates itself to the publication of stimulating exploratory, and original papers in a variety of physics disciplines, such as spectroscopy, quantum mechanics, particle physics, electromagnetic theory, astrophysics, space physics, mathematical methods in physics, plasma physics, philosophical aspects of physics, chemical physics, and relativity.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics98.6%Quantum mechanics74.4%Theoretical physics56%Classical mechanics51.4%Mathematics50.1%Computer science30.1%Mathematical physics30%Astronomy26.5%Philosophy20.8%Astrophysics20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Physics Essays Publication
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRESCI
94/112Q4
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCIESCI
93/112Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—143
20250.5539
20240.65252
20230.660111
2022—63235
2021—75223
2020—60213
2019067153
2018070190
2017—74146
2016—102308
2015—101175
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Physics Essays

WoS Q4
0011201820192023202420250.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 83.3%

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: 91b3957a-56e6-4bdb-874d-ea09b040be50
Database Updated: 2026-10-01