EPL (journal) explained

EPL
Formernames:Europhysics Letters
Cover:EPL-journal-cover-April-2013.jpg
Editor:Gonzalo Muga
Discipline:Physics
Abbreviation:EPL
Publisher:EDP Sciences
IOP Publishing
Italian Physical Society
Frequency:Biweekly
Openaccess:Hybrid
Impact:1.8
Impact-Year:2023
Link1:http://iopscience.iop.org/0295-5075
Link1-Name:Iop Science
Link2:https://www.epletters.net/
Link2-Name:Epletters.net
Coden:EULEE8
Issn:0295-5075
Eissn:1286-4854

EPL is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by EDP Sciences, IOP Publishing and the Italian Physical Society on behalf of the European Physical Society and 17 other European physical societies. Prior to 1 January 2007 it was known as Europhysics Letters.

Scope

EPL publishes original letters that communicates new results and findings that merit rapid publication in all areas of physics. EPL also publishes comments on letters previously published in the journal.

History

Europhysics Letters was founded in 1986 by the European Physical Society (EPS), Société Française de Physique (SFP) and its subsidiary EDP Sciences, the Società Italiana di Fisica (SIF) and the Institute of Physics (IOP). The new journal incorporated Lettere al Nuovo Cimento and and was published by EPS, EDP Sciences and SIF until 2006.

EPL is now published under the scientific policy and control of the EPS by EDP Sciences, IOP Publishing and SIF for a partnership of 17 European physical societies (the EPL Association).[1]

Abstracting, indexing, and impact factor

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2023 impact factor of 1.8.[2]

It is indexed in the following bibliographic databases:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partners - EPL (Europhysics Letters) - IOPscience.
  2. Book: 2024 . EPL . 2023 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . Web of Science. Journal Citation Reports .