The ''European Physical Journal'' (or ''EPJ'') is a joint publication of
EDP Sciences,
Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.
Originally founded in 1842 ...
, and the
Società Italiana di Fisica. It arose in 1998 as a merger and continuation of ''Acta Physica Hungarica'', ''
Anales de Física'', ''Czechoslovak Journal of Physics'', ''
Il Nuovo Cimento'', ''Journal de Physique'', ''Portugaliae Physica'' and ''
Zeitschrift für Physik''. The journal is published in various sections, covering all areas of
physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...
.
History
In the late 1990s, Springer and EDP Sciences decided to merge ''Zeitschrift für Physik'' and ''Journal de Physique''. With the addition of ''Il Nuovo Cimento'' from the Societa Italiana di Fisica, the ''European Physical Journal'' commenced publication in January 1998. Now ''EPJ'' is a merger and continuation of ''Acta Physica Hungarica'', ''Anales de Fisica'', ''Czechoslovak Journal of Physics'', ''Il Nuovo Cimento'', ''Journal de Physique'', ''Portugaliae Physica'' and ''Zeitschrift für Physik''.
The short-lived
open-access journal
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family
PhysMath Central
PhysMath Central was an imprint of Springer Science+Business Media, publishing online open-access scientific journals in physics and mathematics and operated by BioMed Central. It was active from 2007 until 2011.
Journals published were:
* ''P ...
was merged in 2011 into the ''European Physical Journal'', which has offered an open-access option since 2006.
Topics covered
The EPJ is published in the following sections:
* ''
European Physical Journal A
The ''European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei'' is an academic journal, recognized by the European Physical Society, presenting new and original research results in a variety of formats, including Regular Articles, Reviews, Tools for Experi ...
: Hadrons and Nuclei''
* '': Applied Metamaterials''
* '': Applied Physics''
* ''
European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems''
* ''
European Physical Journal C
The ''European Physical Journal C'' (''EPJ C'') is a biweekly peer-reviewed, open access scientific journal covering theoretical and experimental physics. It is part of the SCOAP3 initiative.
See also
* ''European Physical Journal
The ''Europea ...
: Particles and Fields''
* ''
European Physical Journal D: Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics''
* '': Data Science''
* ''
European Physical Journal E: Soft Matter and Biological Physics''
* ''
European Physical Journal H
The ''European Physical Journal H: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Physics'' (''EPJ H'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal which focuses on the history of modern physics. It is the newest journal from the ''European Physical Jou ...
: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Physics''
* '': Nuclear Sciences and Technologies''
* '': Nonlinear Biomedical Physics''
* '
* '': Photovoltaics''
* '': Quantum Technology''
* '': Special Topics''
* '': Techniques and Instrumentation''
* '': Web of Conferences'': journal of
conference proceedings
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.epj.org/
EPJ APEPJ ConferencesEPJ Data Science
Physics journals
Publications established in 1920
Springer Science+Business Media academic journals
EDP Sciences academic journals
English-language journals
Italian Physical Society academic journals
Academic journal series