Physical Review Letters

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Physical Review Letters (PRL) is the world’s premier physics letter journal and the American Physical Society’s flagship publication. Since 1958 it has contributed to APS’s mission to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics by publishing seminal research by Nobel Prize–winning and other distinguished researchers in all fields of physics.

Across the Arc of Physics

PRL publishes short, high-quality reports of the most influential developments and transformative ideas in the full arc of fundamental and interdisciplinary physics research. It is distinctive in the depth and breadth of its coverage of the broad subfields of physics. PRL welcomes manuscripts that report on pivotal advances that will influence the research of others. All published Letters meet at least one of its strict acceptance criteria.

By Scientists, For Scientists

Like all of the journals in the Physical Review family, PRL is shaped by researchers to serve the research community. This commitment ensures that its mission and standards prioritize the needs of researchers and authors, not commercial publishing interests. The journal is international, with approximately three-quarters of published Letters originating from outside 

PRL Scope

PRL covers the full range of applied, fundamental, and interdisciplinary physics research topics:

• General physics, including statistical and quantum mechanics and quantum information
• Gravitation, astrophysics, and cosmology
• Elementary particles and fields
• Nuclear physics
• Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
• Nonlinear dynamics, fluid dynamics, and classical optics
• Plasma and beam physics
• Condensed matter and materials physics
• Polymers, soft matter, biological, climate and interdisciplinary physics, including networks

About Physical Review Letters

Physical Review Letters is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q1). It is published by American Physical Society. The overall rank of Physical Review Letters is 785. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 2.856. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 723. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Physical Review Letters journal is 10797114, 00319007. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Physical Review Letters is cited by a total of 59164 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Physical Review Letters Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Physical Review Letters is 8.51, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Physical Review Letters IF is increased by a factor of 0.4 and approximate percentage change is 4.93% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Physical Review Letters Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Physical Review Letters is 8.51. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

Physical Review Letters h-index

 

Physical Review Letters has an h-index of 723. It means 723 articles of this journal have more than 723 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Physical Review Letters ISSN

The ISSN of Physical Review Letters is 10797114, 00319007. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Physical Review Letters Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Physical Review Letters is 785. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 2.856. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Physical Review Letters by Year

Ranking of Physical Review Letters by Year

Physical Review Letters Publisher

Physical Review Letters is published by American Physical Society. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1958-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Physical Review Letters is Phys. Rev. Lett.. This abbreviation ('Phys. Rev. Lett.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Physical Review Letters

If your research field is/are related to Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/
• Physical Review Letters Official Website