''Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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covering
plasma physics
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. It is published by the
Institute of Physics
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and the
Editor-in-Chief
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is Jonathan P Graves (EPFL/University of York). The journal was established in 1960 as ''Plasma Physics'', obtaining its current title in 1984.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2023
impact factor
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of 2.1.
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Plasma science journals
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Academic journals established in 1960
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