About the journal

Scope

Chinese Physics Letters provides rapid publication of short reports and important research in all fields of physics and is published by the Chinese Physical Society and hosted online by IOP Publishing.

Article types

Chinese Physics Letters welcomes submissions of the following article types:

  • Papers: reports of high-quality original research with conclusions representing a significant advance in the field.
  • Express Letters: to disseminate important high-quality articles as soon as possible.
  • Views and Comments: written by leading researchers in their fields, these articles present the background to and overview of a particular field, focussing on important articles recently published.
  • Comment: comment or criticism on work previously published in the journal. These are usually published with an associated reply.

Special requirements

An Express Letters section has been introduced to disseminate important high-quality articles as soon as possible in Chinese Physics Letters.

For authors wishing to submit an express letter, please include a letter to the editors (cplprod@iphy.ac.cn) to describe the novelty, importance, and urgency of your article in its specific field. Based on the judgment of the Editorial Board, we will decide whether or not the article is suitable for express letters, and a letter of acceptance or rejection will be sent within two weeks. If accepted, your paper will be published within four weeks with no page charges, and figures in colour will also be free.

We sincerely hope you will consider express letters in Chinese Physics Letters for your next important research results.

Frequency

Chinese Physics Letters publishes 12 issues per year.

Editorial policy

Information about the publication criteria for Chinese Physics Letters and the peer review process can be found on our Instructions for authors page.

Ethics

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

For ethical problems, please contact the Editorial Office of Chinese Physics Letters: cpl@aphy.iphy.ac.cn.

Research data

This journal has adopted IOP Publishing's standard data policy. Please check that your article complies with the policy before submission.

Questions about the policy should be sent to cpl@aphy.iphy.ac.cn.

Many research funders now require authors to make all data related to their research available in an online repository. Please refer to the policy for further information about research data, data repositories and data citation.

Copyright and permissions

We work with our authors to make sure that they understand their rights and responsibilities when they publish in Chinese Physics Letters. Information about copyright, permissions and our copyright form can be found on the journal's website.

Abstracting and indexing services

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

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