''Advances in Physics'' is a bimonthly
scientific journal
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Content
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published by
Taylor & Francis
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that was established in 1952. The journal is also issued as a supplement to the ''
Philosophical Magazine
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[ ]Peer review
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is determined on a case-by-case basis. The editors-in-chief
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are Paolo Radaelli and Joerg Schmalian.[
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The frequency of this publication varied from 1952 until 2007, when it became a bimonthly journal.][
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Aims and scope
The focus of the journal is critical reviews
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that are relevant to condensed matter physicists. Each review is intended to present the author's perspective. Readers are expected to have a fundamental knowledge of the subject. These reviews are sometimes complemented by a "Perspectives" section which publishes shorter articles that may be controversial, with the intention of stimulating debate.[ The intended audience consists of physicists, materials scientists, and ]physical chemists
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working in universities, industry, and research institutes.[Intended audience
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Broad, interdisciplinary
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coverage includes topics ranging from condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics
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, quantum information
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, cold atoms, and soft matter physics to biophysics
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Impact factor and ranking
The impact factor
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for ''Advances in Physics'' 23.750 in 2021.
Abstracting and indexing
This journal is indexed in the following databases:[
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See also
*List of physics journals
This is a list of physics journals with existing articles on Wikipedia. The list is organized by subfields of physics.
By subject
General
Astrophysics
Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
* ''European Physical Journal D''
* '' Journ ...
References
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