About this journal
Aims and scope
The Editors of Philosophical Magazine consider for publication a recently expanded range of contributions describing original experimental and theoretical results, computational simulations and concepts relating to condensed matter physics, micromechanics and materials science, and the interpretation, with confirmatory experimental evidence, of the behaviour of solids on an atomic or microscopic scale. The submission of papers on novel measurements, phases, phenomena, and new types of material such as low-dimensional phases, topological phases and multicomponent metals and oxides is encouraged.
Part A (Materials Science) carries papers where, in general, the phenomena and interpretation are on a microscopic or atomic scale, for example physical, mechanical and defect-related properties in metals and alloys, ceramics, semiconductors and polymers studied by techniques such as electron microscopy, indentation, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray microanalysis, electron energy loss spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy.
Examples of relevant topics and materials include:
• Energy materials (solar, batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen storage)
• Nanostructures
• Low-dimensional materials
• High-entropy alloys
• Crystal growth, kinetics
• Dislocations and defects
• Soft matter
• Metallic glasses
• Metamaterials
Part B (Condensed Matter Physics) carries papers where, in general, the phenomena and interpretation are on an electronic scale, for example optical and electrical properties of emergent, correlated and topological phases studied by techniques such as electrical conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, nuclear magnetic resonance and neutron, photoelectron and X-ray spectroscopies.
Examples of relevant topics and materials include:
• Structure and phase transitions
• Ferroelectrics and multiferroics
• Disordered systems and alloys
• Magnetism
• Superconductivity
• Electronic structure, photonics, and metamaterials
• Semiconductors and mesoscopic systems
• Surfaces, nanoscience, and two-dimensional materials
• Topological states of matter
In 2023 Philosophical Magazine has launched two new parts as follows
Part C (Quantum Materials and Devices) is a section dedicated to research articles where quantum phenomena are either evident on a macroscopic scale or significantly influence the system's emergent properties. This can lead to unique optical or mechanical attributes originating solely from quantum mechanisms. In addition, we welcome submissions on quantum theory, methodologies, and algorithms, with a particular focus on light-matter interactions and quantum many-body theory.
Key topics of interest include:
• Quantum Materials and Devices
• Quantum Computing
• Photonic and Polaritonic Systems
• Quantum Optics and Entanglement
• Quantum Theory and Algorithms
• Quantum Cryptography and Metrology
• Computational Materials Science
• Condensed Matter Physics
Part D (History of the Physical Sciences) More details to follow
Readership: Physicists, materials scientists, and physical chemists within universities and research institutes.
Manuscripts are considered on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Philosophical Magazine , that they have not been published already, and that they are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Contributions to Philosophical Magazine must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editors.
By submitting a manuscript to Philosophical Magazine authors are agreeing that CrossCheck software may be used to screen their work for unoriginal material.
All peer review is single anonymized.
Philosophical Magazine Letters is the recently-relaunched fully open access journal, which has grown out from Philosophical Magazine, and publishes a range of article types covering a broad range of physics disciplines.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 235K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.5 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.7 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- 0.710 (2023) SNIP
- 0.366 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 45 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 72 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 13 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 45% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Philosophical Magazine
Editor-in-Chief
E.A. Davis - Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Editors
K. M. Knowles - Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK
P. S. Riseborough - Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
E.R. Bittner - Department of Chemistry & Physics, University of Houston, USA
Associate Editors Part A (Materials Science)
A. Bhowmik - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
C.B. Boothroyd - School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
J.-B. Le Graverend – Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA
A. Ostapovets - Institute of Physics of Materials, Brno, Czech Republic
L. Pizzagalli - Institut Pprime, Université de Poitiers, Chasseneuil, France
F. Roters - Max-Planck - Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, Germany
I. Samajdar – Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
G. Valdrè - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Associate Editors Part B (Condensed Matter Physics)
Y. Chen - Fudan University, China
Z. Gulacsi - Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Debrecen, Hungary
A. Rosengren - Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm, Sweden
H.-H.Wen - Center for Superconducting Physics and Materials National Lab for Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, China
J. Yu - Seoul National University, South Korea
Associate Editors Part C (Quantum Materials and Devices)
Yu Zhang - Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA
F. Herrera - Department of Physics, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile
Advisory Board
L. Battezzati - University of Turin, Italy
E.P. Busso - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
P.C. Canfield - Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics, Iowa State University, IA, USA
P. Entel - University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
S. Forest - Centre des Matériaux, École des Mines de Paris, CNRS, PSL University, France
A.L. Greer - Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
L. Mañosa - University of Barcelona, Spain
A. Serra - Department de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
S.R. Shenoy - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Trivandrum, India
X. Ren - National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
V. Vitek - University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
P. Weinberger - Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Abstracting and indexing
Philosophical Magazine is abstracted and indexed in:
Academic Keys
Applied Science & Technology Source
Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate
Astrophysics Data System
CASSI SM
Clarivate Analytics: Current Contents® / Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
Clarivate Analytics: Science Citation Index Expanded™
Clarivate Analytics: Science Citation Index®
Clarivate Analytics: SciSearch®
Ei Compendex®
Electronic Journals Library (EZB)
GeoRef (Americal Geosciences Institute)
INSPEC®
MathSciNet®
ProQuest® Abstracts in New Technology & Engineering
ProQuest® Aerospace Database
ProQuest® Aluminium Industry Abstracts
ProQuest® Ceramic Abstracts
ProQuest® Civil Engineering Abstracts
ProQuest® Computer and Information Systems Abstracts
ProQuest® Copper Technical Reference Library
ProQuest® Corrosion Abstracts
ProQuest® Earthquake Engineering Abstracts Database
ProQuest® Electronics and Communications Database
ProQuest® Engineered Materials Abstracts
ProQuest® Materials Business File
ProQuest® Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts
ProQuest® METADEX
ProQuest® Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts
Science & Technology Collection
SCOPUS® – click here for current CiteScore
Open access
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- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
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- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
36 issues per year
Continued as:
- Philosophical Magazine (2003 - current)
Formerly known as
- Philosophical Magazine B (1978 - 2002)
- Philosophical Magazine A (1978 - 2002)
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