The journal Applied Physics is a major international scientific journal published by Springer.
The journal was established under the name Applied Physics in 1973. In 1981, the journal split its publication into two sections, issued separately:
The journals are indexed in Inspec, Scopus and the Web of Science, They are published as "Open choice" Hybrid open access journals; the author has the option to pay a fee to permit viewing by those whose institution does not have a subscription.