''New Journal of Physics'' is an online-only,

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covering research in all aspects of

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, as well as

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topics where physics forms the central theme. The journal was established in 1998 and is a joint publication of the

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and the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. It is published by

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. The

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is Andreas Buchleitner ( Albert Ludwigs University). ''New Journal of Physics'' is part of the SCOAP³ initiative.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed and abstracted in:

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