Journal of Plasma Physics
Last updated ISSN 0022-3778
Journal of Plasma Physics is published by Cambridge University Press in physics and astronomy. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,550.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Plasma Physics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0022-3778, 1469-7807 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,550 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 5,808 |
| Publishing since | 1967 |
| Journal website | journals.cambridge.org |
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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