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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,074CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Communications Physics

Abbreviation (ISO):COMMUN. PHYS
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.641•SCImago Rank: #2,074•Identifier (ISSN):2399-3650(Print)•Articles / Year: 255•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,722 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.5
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
72

72 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
255articles/year
100% Gold OA•99.08% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.8)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.497)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.368)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.684)
🔵 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

Communications Physics is an open access journal from Nature Research publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of the physical sciences. Research papers published by the journal represent significant advances bringing new insight to a specialized area of research in physics. We also aim to provide a community forum for issues of importance to all physicists, regardless of sub-discipline. The scope of the journal covers all areas of experimental, applied, fundamental, and interdisciplinary physical sciences. Primary research published in Communications Physics includes novel experimental results, new techniques or computational methods that may influence the work of others in the sub-discipline. We also consider submissions from adjacent research fields where the central advance of the study is of interest to physicists, for example material sciences, physical chemistry and technologies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics91.5%Quantum mechanics87.7%Engineering64.5%Materials science54.6%Condensed matter physics47.3%Optics46.4%Mathematics46.3%Computer science41.6%Chemistry40.4%Electrical engineering37.1%Thermodynamics34.8%Optoelectronics34%Organic chemistry28.2%Biology26.2%Nuclear physics26.2%Quantum20.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,074Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2018-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Physics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.641

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
72

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.22

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,722 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations6,260
3-Year Documents1,104
Citable Documents1,089

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate21.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2018
Editorial Address
HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, GERMANY, 14197
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
16/112Q1
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
13/112Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

10 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—371236
20255.85432,454
20245.44274,831
20235.53756,067
20226.4973438,927
20216.3682777,899
20204.6842377,760
2019—1617,498
2018—1015,512
2017—10
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Communications Physics

WoS Q1
35682020202120222023202420255.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.9%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01