IOP Publishing Ltd. provides LaTeX templates for many of its journals. Check this journal’s author guidelines, and we can convert your manuscript into its template.
LaTeX Template Conversion →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Physics, Mathematicalrank 21 of 61 journals
- Physics, Multidisciplinaryrank 49 of 122 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
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). Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. 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$3,325.
Is your paper a fit for Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical?
Most desk rejections come from a scope mismatch. Compare your title and abstract with what this journal really publishes. Free, no sign-up, about 2 minutes.
Check my paper for this journalOr find journals that fit my paper
Need a faster review? The fastest journals in Physics, Multidisciplinary accept papers in a median of 18 days.
APC waivers and discounts for Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical APC about US$3,325
IOP Publishing: 100%, 70% or 30% discount by World Bank income group (2026 pilot), automatic when all authors are eligible. Authors in 27 countries get a full waiver.
02Retractions
Retractions and research integrity at Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical has 2 retracted papers on record, the latest in Oct 2016. 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.
03Funders
Who funds research published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Funders named most often
A high share of funded papers usually means the journal is a common choice for grant-supported work in its field. If your funder pays article processing charges, or your country qualifies for a waiver, check what applies to your author team with the free APC waiver checker.
04Indexing
Indexing of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
- ISSN
- 1751-8113
- eISSN
- 1751-8121
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing Ltd. all its journals →
- Country
- England
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Physics, Multidisciplinary, Physics, Mathematical
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 on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).
Each link opens the official record for this journal, searched by its ISSN where we have one.
05How to submit
How to submit to Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Use the journal's template. IOP Publishing Ltd. offers Word and LaTeX templates for many of its journals. If your manuscript is in Word and the journal wants LaTeX, our LaTeX Template Conversion moves it into the template.
- Check the fit. Compare your title and abstract with the papers it has published; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
06What it publishes
What Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical publishes: real papers
07Published papers
Papers published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Propagation of dispersion–nonlinearity-managed solitons in an inhomogeneous erbium-doped fiber system200963 citations
- Appearance of the higher-order Stokes phenomenon in a discrete Airy equation20230 citations
08Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
No reviewer or editor comments have been shared for this journal yet. Did you submit here? Help other researchers by sharing the comments you received, anonymously.
Share reviewer comments for this journal →Across the reviewer comments researchers have shared with us, the points raised most often are figures, tables and equations (21%), literature and references (12%) and novelty and contribution (10%). Before you submit to Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, a Manuscript Audit by a PhD reviewer in your area checks your paper against exactly these points.
Audit my paper before I submit →Worried about the English? Manuscript editing by editors in your subject: see the price →
Not sure yet? Check if your paper is ready for this journal: free, no AI, under 5 seconds09Similar journals
Journals similar to Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- AIMS MathematicsSCIEScopusJCR 20248 similar papers
- Optical and Quantum ElectronicsSCIEScopusJCR 20243 similar papers
- Optical Fiber TechnologySCIEScopusJCR 20241 similar paper
10Same subject
Physics, Mathematical journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical when the 59 journals of Physics, Mathematical in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Communications in Analysis and Mechanics | 2.57 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 18 | Quantum Information Processing | 2.54 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 19 | Journal of Nonlinear Science | 2.46 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 20 | International Journal of Modern Physics B | 2.43 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 22 | Communications in Number Theory and Physics | 2.36 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 23 | Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport | 2.35 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 24 | Multiscale Modeling and Simulation | 2.31 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 25 | SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification | 2.23 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
Is Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical right for your paper? Find the right journal
Paste your title, keywords or abstract. See the journals that published the closest papers, with indexing, impact factor, review time and APC.
No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 157,109 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 by ScholarsColab, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time is the median days from submission to acceptance (not every publisher publishes these dates). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical?
Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is 2.40: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.40 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical?
The h-index of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is 149 (October 2026): 149 of its papers have each been cited at least 149 times. Its i10-index is 6,426.
What is the APC of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical?
The listed article processing charge (APC) is about US$3,325 for Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (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 Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical?
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). Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. 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 Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 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 Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical an SCIE journal?
Yes. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical does ScholarsColab track?
We track 2 papers published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical between 2009 and 2023, cited 63 times in total, with a median of 31.5 citations per paper.
Does Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical offer an APC waiver?
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical follows the policy of IOP Publishing: 100%, 70% or 30% discount by World Bank income group (2026 pilot), automatic when all authors are eligible. Applied automatically when all authors are in eligible countries; on request when the corresponding author and the majority of co-authors are. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical retracted papers?
Yes. 2 retracted papers are on record for Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 0 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are plagiarism of/in article, duplication of/in article. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical?
64% of 200 recent research articles in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical name a funder; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
Popular journals
- The Lancet
- Nature
- Science
- PLoS ONE
- Scientific Reports
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Medical Physics
- Energy
- Journal of Bacteriology
- Chemical Communications
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Biophysical Journal
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Fuel
- Physics Today
- Applied Sciences
- Sensors
- Journal of Applied Polymer Science
- Analytica Chimica Acta
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Browse all journals: indexing, impact factor and reviewer comments →