Contemporary Physics
Contemporary Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing introductory articles on important recent developments in physics. Editorial screening and peer review is accomplished by members of the editorial board.
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Overview
Contemporary Physics is published at six issues per year by Taylor & Francis. The subjects covered by this journal are: astrophysics, atomic and nuclear physics, chemical physics, computational physics, condensed matter physics, environmental physics, experimental physics, general physics, particle & high energy physics, plasma physics, space science, and theoretical physics.[1] The first issue of this journal appeared in 1959.
Aims
The journal intends to be of particular use to undergraduates, teachers, and lecturers and those starting postgraduate studies.[2]
Abstracting and indexing
According to the Journal Citation Reports the journal had a 2008 5-year impact factor of 3.736.[2] Contemporary Physics is abstracted and indexed in Inspec, EBSCO Publishing, Current Contents, Current Mathematical Publications, Mathematical Reviews, SciSearch, and SciBase.[3]
References
- ↑ "List of subjects" (Web site). Contemporary Physics. Taylor & Francis Group. 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Journal Details" (Web site). Contemporary Physics. Taylor & Francis Group. 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ "Abstracting & Indexing" (Web site). Contemporary Physics. Taylor & Francis Group. 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-08.