We publish papers that are important and clear, and often of broad interest. To maximise their exposure, we publish them in the most prestigious journals appropriate. Here are some of the journals we have published in, followed by some that we haven’t, but would like to.
7.5334
Nature Reviews Physics
Part of the prestigious Nature Reviews portfolio, it publishes review articles on all of physics. Review journals tend to be highly cited.
4.86178
Nature Physics
It publishes the highest-quality research in all branches of physics, but is less interdisciplinary than Physical Review Letters and X.
3.37715
Science Advances
Modelled on Nature Communications, it collects the best of Science’s spillover, publishing significant advances across all areas of science.
2.854,295
Nature Communications
Collecting the best of Nature’s spillover, it publishes significant advances across all of science. It’s the analogue of Science Advances.
2.4237
npj Quantum Info
Part of the Nature Partner Journal series, it publishes esteemed research on quantum computing, communications and information theory.
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Physical Review Letters
Established in 1958, it is one of the most prestigious journals in physics. Papers can be on any subject and are limited to five pages.
1.8725
ACM TOMACS
One of many ACM journals, it publishes notable research on discrete and continuous simulation and innovative new methods for doing it.
1.81303
Trans Amer Math Soc
It publishes significant papers over 15 pages on all aspects of mathematics. Its sister journal, Proceedings, publishes shorter papers.
1.43252
Proc Royal Society A
Originally established in 1831 for shorter papers, it publishes notable research across the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences.
1.41243
J Royal Soc Interface
It publishes notable research that applies physics and mathematics to problems in biology and medicine. Papers tend to be less technical.
1.39133
Eur J Combinatorics
It publishes work on combinatorics and its links with other branches of mathematics, as well as aspects of theoretical computer science.
1.27135
SIAM J Discrete Math
One of several SIAM journals, it publishes research on combinatorics, graph theory, discrete optimization, coding and communication theory.
1.2297
Electron J Probability
It publishes papers over 12 pages long on probability theory. Its sister journal, Electronic Communications, publishes shorter papers.
1.191,222
Physica A
Subtitled “Statistical Mechanics and its Applications”, its reputation has risen over the last 20 years to compare favourably with PRE.
1.172,072
J High Energy Physics
It publishes notable research in particle physics, quantum and gauge field theories, symmetry, gravitation and strings and branes.
1.16348
Discrete Mathematics
Established in 1971, it was a favourite journal of Paul Erdȍs. It publishes work on discrete mathematics, combinatorics and graph theory.
1.14347
Phys Rev Materials
Launched in 2017, it publishes materials research at the level of Physical Review A–E. It is one of several new topic-focused APS journals.
1.143,478
Physical Review D
It publishes notable work on all aspects of high-energy physics, including particle physics, field theory, gravitation and cosmology.
1.1101
Mech Res Commun
It publishes mechanics research, of at most seven pages, on the behaviour of continua, fluids, solids and particles, and their mixtures.
1.09677
New Journal of Physics
Published by the British and German physics societies, it covers all areas of physics, but has yet to compete with PRL in terms of prestige.
1.0613022%
Math Comput Simulat
It publishes on mathematics and computers as they apply to the dynamics and simulation of systems, and scientific computation in general.
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Physical Review B
It publishes notable research on condensed matter and materials physics, with Phys Rev Materials seemingly set up as its open-access sister.
0.992,070
J Chemical Physics
Set up when J Physical Chemistry refused to publish theoretical work, it now covers all areas of chemical physics and physical chemistry.
0.9760746%
Journal of Physics A
Subtitled “Mathematical and Theoretical”, it publishes on the mathematical structure of physics processes and methods for exploring them.
0.96247
J Statistical Physics
It publishes on all areas of statistical physics, broadly interpreted to allow interdisciplinary work. Papers can be strongly mathematical.
0.96393
Classical Quantum Grav
It publishes on classical GR and its applications, experimental gravitation, cosmology, quantum gravity, and superstrings and supersymmetry.
0.9383
Foundations of Physics
It publishes on the conceptual bases of the fundamental theories of physics, and their logical, mathematical and philosophical premises.
0.93
JPhys Complexity
Established in 2020, this new journal aims to publish notable research across complex systems, nonlinear phenomena and network theory.
0.89200
Philosophical Magazine
In its heyday it published papers by Faraday, Maxwell and Thomson. Today it focuses on the structure and properties of condensed matter.
0.852,202
Physical Review E
It publishes notable research on statistical, nonlinear, biological and soft matter physics, but in recent years has somewhat declined.
0.75331
J Statistical Mechanics
It publishes on classical and quantum statistical physics, disordered systems, biological modeling and related interdisciplinary topics.
0.75602
EPL
Originally Europhysics Letters, it rebranded with hopes of directly competing with PRL. But it never quite managed, and is now in decline.
0.6820,81145%
Scientific Reports
An unchecked, open-access mega-journal, it publishes on the basis of correctness alone. We oppose using it, apart from heretical results.
0.54280
European Physical J B
Subtitled “Condensed Matter and Complex Systems” and part of the EPJ series, it formed from the merger of related foreign language journals.
8.829248%
Nature
Alongside Science, Nature is the premier science journal, covering all aspects of science. It is biased towards the life sciences, but is open in principle to the mathematical sciences.
7.529827%
Science
Alongside Nature, Science is the premier science journal, covering the full range of disciplines. It too is biased towards the life sciences, but somewhat less so than Nature.
5.6925
J Amer Math Soc
The flagship journal of the AMS, it competes with Annals to be the premier mathematics journal. It publishes highly significant advances across all branches of mathematics.
5.4138
Annals of Mathematics
Launched in 1884 and published by Princeton and the IAS, it is widely considered the premier mathematics journal. It publishes advances of great significance across all of mathematics.
5.11
Nature Machine Intel
Set up by the Nature group in 2019 to be the leading AI journal, it publishes on machine learning, artificial intelligence and robotics.
3.1231
Physical Review X
Set up to be the open-access version of PRL, it is much more selective, and now sits between PRL and Nature Physics in terms of prestige.
1.72225
Proc London Math Soc
Launched in 1865, this is the flagship journal of the London Mathematical Society. It publishes articles of the highest quality and significance across all of mathematics, of any length.
1.31270
Bull London Math Soc
Launched in 1969, it publishes significant papers of up to 20 pages across all of mathematics, as well as surveys and obituaries. Its sister journal, Journal, publishes longer papers.
1.29241
Trans London Math Soc
A recent addition to the London Mathematical Society portfolio, it is the open access analogue of the Journal and Bulletin combined, meaning authors pay a fee instead of readers.
1.28216
J London Math Soc
Launched in 1926, this journal publishes significant papers of at least 18 pages across the full range of mathematics. Its sister publication, Bulletin, publishes shorter papers.
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Physical Review A
It publishes on atomic, molecular and optical physics and quantum information. In past years its prestige has been higher than it shows now.
