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Impact factor of Physical Sciences Reviews (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Physical Sciences Reviews published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate; the value above is how often its recent papers are cited.
Quartile of Physical Sciences Reviews
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Physical Sciences Reviews is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$2,712.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Physical Sciences Reviews
Physical Sciences Reviews follows the waiver policy of its publisher, De Gruyter Brill: automatic 80% discount for World Bank low-income and 30% for lower-middle income countries. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Retractions and research integrity at Physical Sciences Reviews
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Physical Sciences Reviews has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Feb 2018. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
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03Indexing
Indexing of Physical Sciences Reviews
| List | Status |
|---|---|
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Not listed |
| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | Not listed |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) | Not listed |
| Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) | Not listed |
| Scopus | ✓ Listed |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | Not listed |
- ISSN
- 2365-6581
- eISSN
- 2365-659X
- Publisher
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From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Physical Sciences Reviews
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05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Physical Sciences Reviews
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06Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,724 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
07Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Physical Sciences Reviews?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Physical Sciences Reviews is 1.24: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 1.24 times on average in a year. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
What is the h-index of Physical Sciences Reviews?
The h-index of Physical Sciences Reviews is 37 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 37 of its papers have each been cited at least 37 times. Its i10-index is 218.
What is the APC of Physical Sciences Reviews?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$2,712 for Physical Sciences Reviews (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Physical Sciences Reviews?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Physical Sciences Reviews is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Physical Sciences Reviews indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Physical Sciences Reviews appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Physical Sciences Reviews an SCIE journal?
Physical Sciences Reviews is not listed in SCIE or the other Web of Science indexes, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Physical Sciences Reviews in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Physical Sciences Reviews is not listed in the JCR 2024 list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Does Physical Sciences Reviews offer an APC waiver?
Physical Sciences Reviews follows the policy of De Gruyter Brill: automatic 80% discount for World Bank low-income and 30% for lower-middle income countries. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Physical Sciences Reviews retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Physical Sciences Reviews, 1 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are duplication of content through error by journal/publisher. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
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