Living Reviews in Relativity
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Aims & Scope
Living Reviews in Relativity is a peer-reviewed, full open access, and exclusively online journal, publishing freely available reviews of research in all areas of relativity. Articles are solicited from leading authorities and are directed towards the scientific community at or above the graduate-student level. They provide critical reviews of the current state of research and available sources in the fields they cover. All contributions are subject to single-blind peer review by at least two referees. Living Reviews is unique in maintaining a suite of high-quality reviews, which are kept up-to-date by the authors. This is the meaning of the word "living" in the journal's title.
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PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
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Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisLiving Reviews in Relativity (abbr: LIVING REV. RELATIV, ISSN: 1433-8351) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Physics, published by Springer International Publishing in United States since 1998. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 64.6, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 14.2 (Q1), an H-index of 107.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Irregular, an annual output of approximately 4 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA 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.
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