WoS SCIE Q1Diamond OA

Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research

Abbreviation (ISO):PHYS REV SPEC TOP-PH

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1554-9178(Print)•Articles / Year: 58

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1

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Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

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papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation RateN/A

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA

58articles/year

0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research (PRST-PER) is a peer reviewed electronic-only journal sponsored by The American Physical Society (APS), the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the APS Forum on Education. The journal covers the full range of experimental and theoretical research on the teaching and/or learning of physics. PRST-PER is distributed without charge and financed by publication charges to the authors or to the authors" institutions. The criteria for acceptance of articles include the high scholarly and technical standards of our other Physical Review journals.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Mathematics81.9%Psychology81.4%Mathematics education71.2%Computer science69%Physics54.5%Sociology42.5%Philosophy42.2%Epistemology34.9%Pedagogy34.1%Quantum mechanics33.8%Engineering33.1%Political science32.3%Law31.6%Biology30.5%Medicine29.3%Artificial intelligence27.5%Economics24.2%Statistics22.1%Geology20.9%Programming language20.4%Geography20.4%

Primary Research Areas

Physics

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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

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Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

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2021

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2022

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2023

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2024

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Publishing & Editorial Information

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Open Access Model

Diamond OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

American Physical Society

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Semiannual

Editorial Address

AMER PHYSICAL SOC, ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, USA, MD, 20740-3844

Indexing & Databases

SSCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

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Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

14 year

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2025	0	—	—
2024	0	—	—
2023	2.582	—	—
2015	—	58	2,237
2014	—	59	2,205
2013	—	46	2,069
2012	—	46	2,624
2011	—	33	1,396
2010	—	36	2,143
2009	—	25	2,102
2008	—	24	1,340
2007	—	22	2,167
2006	—	14	2,119
2005	—	6	1,018