List of Journal in Physics

Sometimes it’s hard to choose where to submit a paper. Here there is a list of journals I considered as a good sample for somebody working in my field. The data about Journals’ quartile and impact factor was taken from the Web of Science (InCites Journal Citation Report 2018, Report 2019)

Comments and suggestions are more than welcome.

  • Journals for research topics
    • Physical Review Letters
    • Physical Review D
    • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
    • Journal of High Energy Physics
    • New Journal of Physics
    • Astrophysical Journal
    • Astronomy & Astrophysics
    • Frontiers in Physics
    • Nuclear Physics B
    • European Physical Journal C
    • Advances in High Energy Physics
    • Physics Letters B
    • Journal of Physics G-Nuclear and Particle Physics
    • Astroparticle Physics
    • Chinese Physics C
    • Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical
    • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
    • Physics of the Dark Universe
    • Modern Physics Letters A

Journals for research topics:

Physical Review Letters

  • Abbreviation: Phys. Rev. Lett.
  • Publisher: AMER PHYSICAL SOC
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 9.227; 8.385
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Multidisciplinary
    • Physics
  • Open Access, SCOAP³

Physical Review D

  • Abbreviation: Phys. Rev. D
  • Publisher: AMER PHYSICAL SOC
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 4.368; 4.833
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Open Access, SCOAP³

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

  • Abbreviation: J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.
  • Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1(2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 5.524; 5.210
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Open Access (~2000 Euros)

Journal of High Energy Physics

  • Abbreviation: J. High Energy Phys.
  • Publisher: SPRINGER
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 5.833; 5.875
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
  • Open access, SCOAP³

New Journal of Physics

  • Abbreviation: New J. Phys.
  • Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 3.783; 3.593
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Multidisciplinary
  • Open Access (~1600 Euros)

Astrophysical Journal

  • Abbreviation: Astrophys. J.
  • Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 5.580; 5.746
  • Category: Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Cost(?)

Astronomy & Astrophysics

  • Abbreviation: Astron. Astrophys.
  • Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 6.209; 5.636
  • Categories:
    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Cost(?)

Frontiers in Physics

  • Abbreviation: Front. Physics
  • Publisher: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
  • Quartile: Q2 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.895; 2.638
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Multidisciplinary
  • Open Access

Nuclear Physics B

  • Abbreviation: Nucl. Phys. B
  • Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
  • Quartile: Q2 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 3.185; 2.817
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
    • Physics, Nuclear
  • SCOAP³

European Physical Journal C

  • Abbreviation: Eur. Phys. J. C
  • Publisher: SPRINGER
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 4.843; 4.389
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
  • Cost(?)

Advances in High Energy Physics

  • Abbreviation: Adv. High. Energy Phys.
  • Publisher: HINDAWI LTD
  • Quartile: Q3 (2018); Q4 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.953; 1.422
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
  • SCOAP³

Physics Letters B

  • Abbreviation: Phys. Lett. B
  • Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
  • Quartile: Q2 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 4.162; 4.384
  • Category:
    • Physics, Nuclear
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    • Physics, Multidisciplinary
  • SCOAP³

Journal of Physics G-Nuclear and Particle Physics

  • Abbreviation: J. Phys. G-Nucl. Part. Phys.
  • Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
  • Quartile: Q2 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 3.534; 2.415
  • Category:
    • Physics, Nuclear
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
  • Cost(?)

Astroparticle Physics

  • Abbreviation: Astropart. Phys.
  • Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
  • Quartile: Q2 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 2.598; 2.610
  • Category:
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Cost(?)

Chinese Physics C

  • Abbreviation: Chin. Phys. C
  • Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 5.861; 2.463
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Nuclear
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
  • Cost(?)

Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical

  • Abbreviation: J. Phys. A-Math. Theor.
  • Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 2.110; 1.996
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Multidisciplinary
    • Physics, Mathematical
  • Cost(?)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

  • Abbreviation: Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc.
  • Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 5.231; 5.357
  • Categories:
    • Physics and Astrophysics
  • Cost(?)

Physics of the Dark Universe

  • Abbreviation: Phys. Dark Universe
  • Publisher: ELSEVIER
  • Quartile: Q1 (2018); Q1 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 5.660; 4.473
  • Categories:
    • Physics and Astrophysics
  • Cost(?)

Modern Physics Letters A

  • Abbreviation: Mod. Phys. Lett. A
  • Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
  • Quartile: Q2 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.367; 1.391
  • Categories:
    • Physics, Nuclear
    • Physics, Mathematical
    • Physics, Particles and Fields
    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Cost(?)

Journal for physics teaching and education

European Journal of Physics

  • Abbreviation: Eur. J. Phys.
  • Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
  • Quartile: Q4 (2018); Q4 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 0.861; 0.756
  • Category:
    • Education, Scientific Disciplines
    • Physics, Multidisciplinary

American Journal of Physics

  • Abbreviation: Am. J. Phys.
  • Publisher: AMER ASSOC PHYSICS TEACHERS
  • Quartile: Q3 (2018); Q4 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.194; 0.874
  • Category:
    • Education, Scientific Disciplines
    • Physics, Multidisciplinary
    • Physics

Physical Review Physics Education Research

  • Abbreviation: Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.
  • Publisher: AMER PHYSICAL SOC
  • Quartile: Q2 (2018); Q2 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.964; 1.811
  • Category:
    • Education, Scientific Disciplines
    • Education and Educational Research

Physics Education

  • Abbreviation: Physics Education
  • Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
  • Quartile SJR: Q2 (2019)
  • SJR Factor: 0.46
  • Categories:
    • Physics and Astronomy
    • Education

Physics Teacher

  • Abbreviation: Phys. Teach.
  • Publisher: AMER ASSN PHYSICS TEACHERS
  • Quartile: Q4 (2018); Q4 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 0.638; 0.671
  • Category:
    • Physics, Multidisciplinary
    • Education, Scientific Disciplines

Journal of Science Education and Technology

  • Abbreviation: J. Sci. Educ. Technol.
  • Publisher: SPRINGER
  • Quartile: Q2 (2018); Q3 (2019)
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.785; 1.644
  • Category:
    • Education, Scientific Disciplines
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