''Physical Review A'' (also known as PRA) is a monthly peer-reviewed

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published by the

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covering atomic, molecular, and optical physics and

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. the editor was Jan M. Rost (

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History

In 1893, the ''

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'' was established at

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. It was taken over by the

(formed in 1899) in 1913. In 1970, ''Physical Review'' was subdivided into ''Physical Review A'', ''B'', ''C'', and ''D''. At that time section ''A'' was subtitled ''Physical Review A: General Physics''. In 1990 a process was started to split this journal into two, resulting in the creation of '' Physical Review E'' in 1993. Hence, in 1993, ''Physical Review A'' changed its statement of scope to ''Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics.'' In January 2007, the section of ''Physical Review E'' that published papers on classical optics was merged into ''Physical Review A'', unifying the classical and quantum parts of

optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultrav ...

into a single journal. In 2016, ''Physical Review A'' broadened its formal statement of coverage to explicitly include quantum information, which has been a section within the journal since 1998.

Rapid Communications

''Physical Review A Rapid Communications'' was introduced in 1981 to provide a venue for quick publication of high-impact articles similar to '' Physical Review Letters'', but for a more specialized audience. As of May 1, 2012, the editors have made more explicit the requirement for significance in Rapid articles. In addition, as of March 8, 2010, the editors have placed newly published Rapid Communications articles on rotation as highlights on the ''Physical Review A'' website, so as to give them more visibility.

Editors' Suggestions

In August 2013, ''Physical Review A'' started marking a small number of papers published in the journal which the editors find to be of particular interest, importance, or clarity as Editors’ Suggestions to give them higher visibility.

Abstracting and indexing

Physical Review journals were abstracted and indexed in: *

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* Inspec * Clarivate Web of Science *

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* INSPIRE-HEP *

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Astrophysics Data System (ADS) *

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According to the ''

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'', the journal had an

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of 3.989 in 2020.

References

External links

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