About the journal

  • Scope
  • Frequency
  • Editorial policy
  • Peer review
  • Ethics
  • Research data
  • Copyright and permissions
  • Abstracting and indexing services
  • Journal metrics

  • Scope

    Physics-Uspekhi (Advances in Physical Sciences) covers:

    • Reviews of Topical Problems
    • Physics of Our Day
    • Instruments and Methods of Investigation
    • Methodological Notes
    • From the History of Physics
    • Conferences and Symposia
    • Book Reviews
    • Selected Physics News from the Internet

    Frequency

    Physics-Uspekhi publishes 12 issues per year.

    Editorial policy

    Information about the publication criteria for Physics-Uspekhi can be found on our Editorial policy page.

    Peer review

    Physics-Uspekhi operates a single-anonymous peer review process, in which the reviewers know the identity of the authors, but the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.

    Our Publishing Support website provides more information on our reviewing process.

    Ethics

    Physics-Uspekhi maintains the highest standards of publication and research ethics. Authors are expected to comply with the journal's ethical policy.

    Research data

    Many research funders now require authors to make all data related to their research available in an online repository. Information about research data, data repositories and data citation can be found on our Publishing Support website.

    Copyright and permissions

    We work with our authors to make sure that they understand their rights and responsibilities when they publish in Physics-Uspekhi. Information about copyright, permissions and our copyright form can be found on our Copyright page.

    Abstracting and indexing services

    We work with our authors to help make their work as easy to discover as possible. Physics-Uspekhi is currently included in the following abstracting and discovery services:

    • Chemical Abstracts Service
    • CNKI Scholar
    • EBSCO Academic Search Alumni Edition
    • EBSCO Academic Search Complete
    • EBSCO Academic Search Elite
    • EBSCO Academic Search Premier
    • EBSCO Academic Search Ultimate
    • EBSCO TOC Premier
    • Ei Compendex
    • INIS (International Nuclear Information System)
    • Inspec
    • INSPIRE - HEP
    • NASA Astrophysics Data System
    • Scopus
    • Web of Science (Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, Current Contents - Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences)

    Journal metrics

    All metrics are for the last complete calendar year.

    Citation-based metrics
    Impact Factor (2-Year)2.943
    Impact Factor (5-Year)3.078
    Immediacy Index1.792
    Total Citations6640