Journal of Applied Physics

Last updated ISSN 0021-8979

Journal of Applied Physics is published by American Institute of Physics in physics and astronomy. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,500.

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Key facts

PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics
ISSN0021-8979, 1089-7550, 1520-8850
Subject areaPhysics and Astronomy
AccessSubscription
Article processing charge$3,500
Indexed inWeb of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus
Articles published153,451
Publishing since1937
Journal websiteaip.scitation.org/journal/jap/

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