Canadian Journal of Physics
Last updated ISSN 0008-4204
Canadian Journal of Physics is published by NRC Research Press in physics and astronomy. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Canadian Journal of Physics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Key facts
| Publisher | NRC Research Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0008-4204, 1208-6045 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 15,509 |
| Publishing since | 1951 |
| Journal website | pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp-ps/journalDetail.jsp?jcode=cj |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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