ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,841Top JournalDiamond OAHybrid

European Physical Journal C

Acronym:epjc
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Abbreviation (ISO):EUR PHYS J C
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Identifier (ISSN):1434-6044(Print)/1434-6052(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.9↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for European Physical Journal C

WoS Q1
24575.1720184.8420194.3920204.5920214.9920224.420234.220244.820254.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.161
#3,841

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
212

212 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate14.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,092articles/year
99.92% Gold OA•99.39% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Experimental Physics I: Accelerator Based High-Energy Physics Hadron and lepton collider physics Lepton-nucleon scattering High-energy nuclear reactions Standard model precision tests Search for new physics beyond the standard model Heavy flavour physics Neutrino properties Particle detector developments Computational methods and analysis tools Experimental Physics II: Astroparticle Physics Dark matter searches High-energy cosmic rays Double beta decay Long baseline neutrino experiments Neutrino astronomy Axions and other weakly interacting light particles Gravitational waves and observational cosmology Particle detector developments Computational methods and analysis tools Theoretical Physics I: Phenomenology of the Standard Model and Beyond Electroweak interactions Quantum chromo dynamics Heavy quark physics and quark flavour mixing Neutrino physics Phenomenology of astro- and cosmoparticle physics Meson spectroscopy and non-perturbative QCD Low-energy effective field theories Lattice field theory High temperature QCD and heavy ion physics Phenomenology of supersymmetric extensions of the SM Phenomenology of non-supersymmetric extensions of the SM Model building and alternative models of electroweak symmetry breaking Flavour physics beyond the SM Computational algorithms and tools...etc.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics80.2%Quantum mechanics75.4%Particle physics60.8%Mathematics57.7%Nuclear physics50.2%Mathematical physics37.1%Astronomy28.5%Geometry27.3%Computer science27.2%Astrophysics25.9%Optics24.3%Engineering23.6%Theoretical physics23.4%Hadron21.9%Quark20.7%Classical mechanics20.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS

Q1
Rank7/31
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS

Q1
Rank6/31
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.9
Articles / Year1,117
Total Citations852
2025
IF4.8
Articles / Year1,516
Total Citations6,643
2024
IF4.2
Articles / Year1,377
Total Citations12,649
2023
IF4.4
Articles / Year1,215
Total Citations16,928
2022
IF4.991
Articles / Year1,197
Total Citations20,118

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,841Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1991-1995, 1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.161

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.39

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations15,348
3-Year Documents3,610
Citable Documents3,568

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate23.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

European Physical Journal C (acronym: epjc, abbr: EUR PHYS J C, ISSN: 1434-6044) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Physics, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in Germany since 1998. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.161 (Q1), an H-index of 212.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 1,092 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1998
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01