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Areas of particular interest include (but are not limited to):</p> <ul> <li> Atomic, molecular and optical physics (including photonics and lasers)</li> <li>Quantum science and technology</li> <li>Plasma science and technology</li> <li>Condensed matter, surface science and thin films</li> <li>Materials science (including nanotechnology)</li> <li>Physical and quantum chemistry</li> <li>Biophysics, soft matter and liquids</li> <li>Mathematical and statistical physics</li> <li>Gravitation and cosmology</li> <li>Astrophysics and space science</li> <li>High energy physics</li> <li>Nuclear and particle physics</li> <li>Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems</li> <li>Computational science and modelling (including machine learning, big data and algorithms relevant to the physical sciences)</li> <li>Measurement science and instrumentation</li> <li>Medical physics</li> <li>Educational physics</li> </ul> <p>The journal aims to increase the visibility and accessibility of research to the wider physical sciences community.  The journal does not make a subjective assessment on the potential future significance of a paper, instead providing a rapid platform for communicating research that meets high standards of scientific rigour and contributes to the development of knowledge in physics.</p> </div> <section class="journal-content__reusable"> <h2 id="inclusive-publishing-and-trusted-science" class="journal-content__section-heading" data-heading>Inclusive publishing and trusted science</h2> <div class="journal-content__reusable journal-reusable"> <p><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-5737" src="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Community-Journals-Logo_Horizontal@2x-300x71.png" alt="IOPP Community Journal logo, including the text Inclusive Publishing, Trusted Science." width="300" height="71" srcset="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Community-Journals-Logo_Horizontal@2x-300x71.png 300w, https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Community-Journals-Logo_Horizontal@2x.png 438w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <p>As a society-owned publisher with a legacy of serving scientific communities, we are committed to offering a home to all scientifically valid and rigorously reviewed research. In doing so, we aim to accelerate the dissemination of scientific knowledge and the advancement of scholarly communications to benefit all.</p> <em>Physica Scripta</em> supports this mission and actively demonstrates our core values of <b>inclusive publishing</b> and <b>trusted science</b>:</p> <ul> <li class="x_MsoNormal">Inclusive publishing: We welcome all papers on the basis of scientific validity and a strong methodology. Our scope is inclusive of many types of research including interdisciplinary, null and negative results, and replication studies.</li> <li class="x_MsoNormal">Trusted Science: Peer review is the backbone to trustworthy scientific scholarly communications. Our internal peer review process assesses all papers with strict scientific and ethical standards.</li> </ul> </div> </section> <h2 class="journal-content__section-heading" id="article-types" data-heading> Article types</h2> <div class="journal-content__wysiwyg"> <p><em>Physica Scripta</em> welcomes submissions of the following article types:</p> <ul> <li><b>Research Papers:</b> articles that report new research. To meet the criteria for publication, research papers must display originality and scientific rigour, and where possible describe the broader context or relevance of the work.</li> <li><strong>Technical Notes: </strong>brief, methods-based articles of a more technical nature, which make a useful and novel addition to the literature.</li> <li><b>Topical Reviews:</b> written by leading researchers in their fields, these articles present the background to and overview of a particular field and the current state of the art. Topical review articles are normally invited by the Editorial Board.</li> <li><strong>Comments:</strong> comment or criticism on work previously published in the journal. These are where possible published with an associated reply. Comments should be timely and should have a direct bearing on the significance of the results in the paper being commented on. For example, they may:</li> </ul> <ol> <li>point out and/or correct a significant error or misinterpretation in the results.</li> <li>significantly extend or generalise a result of the paper in some way.</li> <li>point out relevant prior literature that significantly affects the novelty or priority of the results.</li> </ol> <p>This journal publishes <b>Special Issues</b> which are collections of selected presentations from international conferences or articles addressing cutting-edge topics in key areas of physics.</p> </div> <section class="journal-content__reusable"> <h2 id="peer-review" class="journal-content__section-heading" data-heading>Peer review</h2> <div class="journal-content__reusable journal-reusable"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The following summary describes the peer review process for <em>Physica Scripta</em>, using </span><span data-contrast="none">the <a href="https://www.niso.org/publications/z39106-2023-peerreview">ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review</a></span><span data-contrast="auto">:</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Identity transparency: single-anonymous, double-anonymous (author choice)</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Reviewer interacts with: Editor</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Review information published: review reports (author and reviewer opt in), author/editor communication, reviewer identities (reviewer opt in)</span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our Publishing Support website provides </span><a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/publishing-support/authors/authoring-for-journals/review-process-journals/)"><span data-contrast="none">more information on our reviewing process</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> as well as </span><a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/publishing-support/authors/authoring-for-journals/submit-journal-article/)."><span data-contrast="none">checklists in both English and Chinese language to help authors prepare their manuscripts for submission</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">.</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">If an article is not accepted for publication, we may offer the author the opportunity to </span><a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/article-transfer-service/"><span data-contrast="none">transfer their submission</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> to other suitable journals we publish.</span></p> </div> </section> <section class="journal-content__reusable"> <h2 id="inclusivity-and-diversity" class="journal-content__section-heading" data-heading>Inclusivity and diversity</h2> <div class="journal-content__reusable journal-reusable"> <p>IOP Publishing recognises that there are inequalities within the scientific publishing and research ecosystems. We are committed to a progressive approach to inclusivity and diversity, and are working hard to eliminate discrimination to foster an equitable and welcoming publishing environment for all.</p> <p><span class="ui-provider fy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">IOP Publishing follows <a class="fui-Link ___1idfs5o f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh ftqa4ok f2hkw1w fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1h8hb77 f1x7u7e9 f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://assets.pubpub.org/jcnh8c3v/71666271791414.pdf" href="https://assets.pubpub.org/jcnh8c3v/71666271791414.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Link Guidelines on Inclusive Language and Images in Scholarly Communication">Guidelines on Inclusive Language and Images in Scholarly Communication</a> to ensure that journal articles use bias-free and culturally sensitive communication. We ask authors to please follow these guidelines in their manuscript submissions.</span></p> <p>More information about our work on inclusivity is available on our <a href="https://ioppublishing.org/open-physics/inclusivity/">Open Physics hub</a>.</p> </div> </section> <h2 class="journal-content__section-heading" id="ethics" data-heading> Ethics</h2> <div class="journal-content__wysiwyg"> <p><em>Physica Scripta</em> maintains the highest standards of publication and research ethics and is a member of the Committee for Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors are expected to comply with IOP Publishing’s <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/ethical-policy-journals/">Ethical Policy</a>.</p> <p>Reviewers for <em>Physica Scripta</em> are expected to point out relevant work that has not been cited and use citations to explain where elements of the work have been previously reported. When writing a report, reviewers should justify any literature references suggested for inclusion in the work.</p> <p>Citations should add value, and should not be unfairly biased towards an individual, group or organisation. The practice of including superfluous references, including to the reviewer’s own work, to promote and inflate citation scores is unethical.</p> <p>Editors reserve the right to notify the authors that reports may contain citations that may not fully reflect the diversity of the field and may be unfairly biased towards an individual, group or organisation. Authors do not have to include these into their work if they do not believe they add value, and the editorial decision of the paper will not be affected.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> </div> <section class="journal-content__reusable"> <h2 id="research-data" class="journal-content__section-heading" data-heading>Research data</h2> <div class="journal-content__reusable journal-reusable"> <em>Physica Scripta</em> has adopted <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/iop-publishing-data-availability-policy">IOP Publishing’s research data policy</a>. Please check that your article complies with the policy before submission.</p> <p>Please note that this policy requires authors to include a data availability statement in their article.</p> <p>For any questions about the policy please <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/contact-a-journal/">contact the journal</a>.</p> <p>Many research funders now require authors to make all data related to their research available in an online repository. Please refer to the <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/iop-publishing-data-availability-policy">policy</a> for further information about research data, data repositories and data citation.</p> </div> </section> <section class="journal-content__reusable"> <h2 id="open-access" class="journal-content__section-heading" data-heading>Open access</h2> <div class="journal-content__reusable journal-reusable"> <em>Physica Scripta</em> is a hybrid open access journal. Authors have the option to pay an article publication charge (APC) to publish their article on a <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/open_access/#goldOA">gold open access</a> basis under a Creative Commons Attribution <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/cc-by-licence-current/">(CC BY) licence</a>. Articles published on a gold open access basis are freely available to everyone to read and reuse immediately upon publication, provided the terms of the licence are followed and clear attribution to the author is given.</p> <p>Alternatively authors who do not select the gold open access option can choose a <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/what-is-iop-publishings-green-open-access-policy/">green open access</a> route to publication.</p> <p>For more information on IOP Publishing’s open access policies please see our <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/open_access/">Open access</a> page. For our author rights policies please see our <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/author-rights-policies/">Author rights</a> page.</p> </div> </section> <section class="journal-content__reusable"> <h2 id="publication-charges" class="journal-content__section-heading" data-heading>Publication charges</h2> <div class="journal-content__reusable journal-reusable"> <p>Publication on a subscription-access basis is free of charge.</p> <p>Authors have the option to pay the following article publication charge (APC) to publish their article on an <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/open_access/#goldOA">open access</a> basis under a Creative Commons Attribution <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/cc-by-licence-current/">(CC BY) licence</a>.</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;" width="0"></td> <td style="text-align: left;" width="0"><strong>GBP</strong></td> <td style="text-align: left;" width="0"><strong>EUR</strong></td> <td style="text-align: left;" width="0"><strong>USD</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="0">Article publication charge*</td> <td width="0">£1700</td> <td width="0">€1935</td> <td width="0">$2285</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="0">Reduced article publication charge* for Group B countries**</td> <td width="0">£500</td> <td width="0">€575</td> <td width="0">$675</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;" width="0">Reduced article publication charge for Group A countries**</td> <td style="text-align: left;" width="0">£0</td> <td style="text-align: left;" width="0">€0</td> <td style="text-align: left;" width="0">$0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>*excluding VAT where applicable</p> <p><em>**eligibility criteria can be found <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/paying-for-open-access/#Waivers">here</a></em></p> <p>APCs only apply to articles accepted for publication; there are no submission charges.</p> <p>There are no other charges for publishing in <em>Physica Scripta</em>.</p> <h4>Transformative Agreements</h4> <em>Physica Scripta</em> is included in our transformative agreements which allow authors from some institutions to publish open access without paying an APC.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/institutional-open-access-agreements/?utm_source=Journal+page&utm_medium=Referral">Find out if you’re covered by an agreement</a></p> <p><iframe title="Why publish open access under a transformative agreement?" width="798" height="449" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ycVVLvyftTo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>If you are covered by an agreement, use our <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/submit-under-a-transformative-agreement-guide/?utm_source=Journal+page&utm_medium=Referral">author guide</a> to help you submit your paper.</p> <p>Countries where we have transformative agreements include:<br /> Austria, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland.</p> <h4>Paying for open access</h4> <p>Various discounts, waivers and funding arrangements are available to support our authors. 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