Aims and Scope
Physical Review Letters (PRL), established in 1958, is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal that is published 52 times per year by the American Physical Society. As also confirmed by various measurement standards, which include the Journal Citation Reports impact factor and the journal h-index proposed by Google Scholar, many physicists and other scientists consider Physical Review Letters to be one of the most prestigious journals in the field of physics.
Key Metrics
16.8
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
0.1 - 0.5
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor Score measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited. This does not include self citations.
5 - 10
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
0.93
5-Year SI
5-year SI
- 0.95 2-year SI
- 0.92 Lifetime SI
Scite Index
Scite Index
scite Index is the ratio of citations supporting research which is published in the journal to sum of citations either supporting or contrasting the research published in the journal for the same time period. Minimum 100 supporting citations required.
Q1
Physics and Astronomy (all)
SJR
- Q1 Physics and Astronomy (all)
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
2.29
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
Topics Covered
- Magnet
- Neutrino
- Quantum field theory
- Photon
- Monolayer
- Phase transition
- Simulation
- Boson
- Quantum phase transition
- Room temperature
- Black hole
- Polaron
- Flat band
- Angular momentum
- Proton
- Renormalization group
- Scattering
- Exciton
- Quantum information
- Thermal
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | AMER PHYSICAL SOC |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publication Start Year | 1958 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Scite analysis
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137.6k articles received 10.5m citations see all
- 484,629 Supporting
- 9,979,711 Mentioning
- 38,283 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 15 Retractions
- 0 Withdrawals
- 187 Corrections
- 1,365 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has Physical Review Letters been actively publishing?
Physical Review Letters has been in operation since 1958 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Physical Review Letters ?
Physical Review Letters published with a Weekly frequency.
How many articles did Physical Review Letters publish last years ?
In 2023, Physical Review Letters published 236 articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Physical Review Letters ?
For Physical Review Letters,eISSN is 1079-7114 and pISSN is0031-9007.
What is Citescore for Physical Review Letters ?
Citescore for Physical Review Letters is 16.8.
What is SNIP score for Physical Review Letters ?
SNIP score for Physical Review Letters is 2.29.
What is the SJR for Physical Review Letters ?
SJR for Physical Review Letters is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Physical Review Letters ?
AMER PHYSICAL SOC is the publisher of Physical Review Letters.