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Journals in Condensed Matter Physics

36 established journals that publish mainly in Condensed Matter Physics, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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36 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Condensed Matter Physics. 13 of them are fully open access, and at least 1 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 2 190 USD. Highest recent citation rates: npj Spintronics, Nature Physics, Physical Review X.

36 journals

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Physical review. B./Physical review. BAmerican Physical Society32 %5 2864.03220Subscription
Physica B Condensed MatterElsevier BV38 %8853.89157Subscription; open access option 3 250 USD
npj Quantum MaterialsNature Portfolio43 %1076.95712 890 USD
Physical Review LettersAmerican Physical Society20 %2 5549.05978Subscription; open access option 3 750 USD
SuperconductivityElsevier BV46 %347.02302 100 USD
Superconductor Science and TechnologyIOP Publishing37 %2613.21139Subscription; open access option 3 325 USD
Journal of the Physical Society of JapanPhysical Society of Japan41 %3171.88240Subscription
Nature PhysicsNature Portfolio21 %40811.85406Subscription; open access option 12 690 USD
The European Physical Journal BSpringer Science+Business Media36 %2192.70190Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD
Modern Physics Letters BWorld Scientific24 %4136.1371Subscription
International Journal of Modern Physics BWorld Scientific34 %3792.41109Subscription
Physica C SuperconductivityElsevier BV46 %1241.68143Subscription; open access option 2 400 USD
Journal of Physics Condensed MatterIOP Publishing29 %7142.38286Subscription; open access option 3 325 USD
Solid State CommunicationsElsevier BV28 %3113.60231Subscription; open access option 2 960 USD
Physical Review XAmerican Physical Society20 %25711.062154 200 USD
Annual Review of Condensed Matter PhysicsAnnual Reviews39 %198.90117Subscription
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel MagnetismSpringer Science+Business Media31 %2682.3772Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
Communications PhysicsNature Portfolio21 %3935.88843 990 USD
Journal of Low Temperature PhysicsSpringer Science+Business Media35 %1611.93124Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
Europhysics Letters (EPL)Institute of Physics28 %3602.07230Subscription; open access option 1 895 USD
Low Temperature PhysicsAmerican Institute of Physics36 %1721.3251Subscription
Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and ExperimentInstitute of Physics23 %2522.57136Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
physica status solidi (b)Wiley22 %3362.09179Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Condensed MatterMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute32 %711.71281 930 USD
Quantum Frontiersdiamond OASpringer Science+Business Media28 %195.3114None (diamond OA)
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics LettersPleiades Publishing23 %2761.5192Subscription
npj SpintronicsSpringer Science+Business Media20 %2312.72222 190 USD
Acta Physica Polonica APolish Academy of Sciences25 %1770.8465Open access, fee unknown
Condensed Matter PhysicsInstitute for Condensed Matter Physics of NAS of Ukraine32 %470.8233Open access, fee unknown
MagnetismPublisher unknown21 %242.30191 207 USD
Materials Today QuantumElsevier BV21 %113.5982 770 USD
Journal of Micro-Bio RoboticsSpringer Science+Business Media23 %111.7724Subscription; open access option 2 890 USD
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical PhysicsPleiades Publishing28 %1210.3290Subscription
Journal Club for Condensed Matter PhysicsPublisher unknown37 %320.1910Subscription
World Journal of Condensed Matter PhysicsScientific Research Publishing29 %60.5822Open access, fee unknown
Papers in PhysicsPapers in Physics22 %70.4615200 USD

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Condensed Matter Physics. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.