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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of SciPost Physics (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers SciPost Physics 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 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, Multidisciplinaryrank 12 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 SciPost Physics
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). SciPost Physics 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
Open access (listed in DOAJ).
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for SciPost Physics
We have not found a published waiver policy for this journal's publisher (SciPost Foundation). Ask the editorial office before you submit, and compare publishers that do waive the APC in the APC waiver checker.
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Who funds research published in SciPost Physics
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of SciPost Physics
- ISSN
- 2542-4653
- Publisher
- SciPost Foundation
- Country
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Physics, Multidisciplinary
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).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 2542-4653)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Each link opens the official record for this journal, searched by its ISSN where we have one.
04How to submit
How to submit to SciPost Physics
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that SciPost Physics accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- 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.
- Plan the fee. SciPost Physics is fully open access and lists no article fee in DOAJ. See whether your author team qualifies for a waiver with the free APC waiver checker.
- 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.
05What it publishes
What SciPost Physics publishes: real papers
Words that appear most often in the titles of the papers published here that we track. Choose one to see those papers:
06Published papers
Papers published in SciPost Physics
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Symmetric approximant formalism for statistical topological matter20260 citations
- A phenomenological universal expression for the condensate fraction in strongly-correlated two-dimensional Bose gases20250 citations
- On the efficiency of parameter space exploration: A scotogenic case study20250 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for SciPost Physics
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to SciPost Physics
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 20242 similar papers
09Same subject
Physics, Multidisciplinary journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to SciPost Physics when the 112 journals of Physics, Multidisciplinary in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Reports on Progress in Physics | 9.79 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 9 | Physical Review Letters | 9.13 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 10 | Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy | 6.81 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 11 | Quantum | 6.78 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 13 | Cell Reports Physical Science | 6.26 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 14 | Chaos Solitons & Fractals | 6.11 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 15 | Communications Physics | 5.93 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 16 | Chinese Journal of Physics | 5.67 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
10Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
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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 156,503 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.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of SciPost Physics?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of SciPost Physics is 6.62: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 6.62 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 SciPost Physics?
The h-index of SciPost Physics is 93 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 93 of its papers have each been cited at least 93 times. Its i10-index is 1,262.
What is the quartile of SciPost Physics?
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). SciPost Physics 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 SciPost Physics indexed in Scopus?
Yes. SciPost Physics 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 SciPost Physics an SCIE journal?
Yes. SciPost Physics 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 SciPost Physics in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. SciPost Physics is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does SciPost Physics publish?
The papers published in SciPost Physics that we track most often mention symmetric, approximant, formalism, statistical, topological, matter. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in SciPost Physics does ScholarsColab track?
We track 3 papers published in SciPost Physics between 2025 and 2026, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Who funds research published in SciPost Physics?
86% of 200 recent research articles in SciPost Physics name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, European Research Council, National Science Foundation.
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