Quantum Information Processing
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Aims & Scope
Quantum Information Processing is a high-impact, international journal publishing cutting-edge experimental and theoretical research in all areas of Quantum Information Science. Topics of interest include quantum cryptography and communications, entanglement and discord, quantum algorithms, quantum error correction and fault tolerance, quantum computer science, quantum imaging and sensing, and experimental platforms for quantum information. Quantum Information Processing supports and inspires research by providing a comprehensive peer review process, and broadcasting high quality results in a range of formats. These include original papers, letters, broadly focused perspectives, comprehensive review articles, book reviews, and special topical issues. The journal is particularly interested in papers detailing and demonstrating quantum information protocols for cryptography, communications, computation, and sensing.
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PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
QUANTUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
QUANTUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisQuantum Information Processing (acronym: qinp, abbr: QUANTUM INF. PROCESS, ISSN: 1570-0755) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Physics, published by Springer US in United States since 2002. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.441 (Q2), an H-index of 85.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 386 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,932 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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