
Reports on Progress in Physics
Evolving to meet the needs of the physics community
For nearly 90 years, Reports on Progress in Physics has been a trusted home for author-invited reviews extending across all areas of physics. Now, as part of a modernization of the journal that will make it even more valuable for physicists around the world for years to come, Reports on Progress in Physics has:
- opened for submissions of breakthrough original research in all areas of physics and related interdisciplinary areas
- introduced an open access publishing option for all authors
This means you now have a new high prestige publishing option that will give you even more recognition and reach for your work through one of the world’s most influential physics journals – submit to Reports on Progress in Physics.
Introducing Dr. Gevaux, the new Chief Editor of Reports on Progress in Physics

CiteScore
32.3
Impact factor
18.10
“Reports on Progress in Physics has a long history of serving the entire physics community. It is established as one of the world’s authoritative journals for the field, boasting an archive of seminal and influential review content. The introduction of original research as a new option for authors means that Reports on Progress in Physics will be a home for even more essential research content for the benefit of its multidisciplinary audience. The original research content will reinforce the journal’s long-standing reputation as one of the most important resources for physicists at all career stages.”
Subir Sachdev, Editor-in-Chief, Harvard University, USA

Why publish with Reports on Progress in Physics?
A trusted home for your research
You can expect a first-class publishing experience every time you submit to Reports on Progress in Physics. As well as extended visibility for your article from our high journal metrics (we currently have a 32.3 CiteScoreTM and an Impact factor of 18.10), we offer bespoke marketing support from our dedicated in-house team, with articles receiving selective coverage on the globally renowned science news platform Physics World.
A history of publishing highly influential research
With nearly 90 years of experience publishing impactful review articles from some the world’s leading researchers, we are now expanding our reach to become the home for breakthrough original research that will have a long-term influence on the future direction of fields across the physical sciences.
Making your work easily discoverable
Alongside opening for original research, we are pleased to be extending our publishing options to include open access (OA). Choosing OA for your article will improve your visibility and downloads. It also increases Altmetric scores and citations. Publishing OA may also mean your publishing fees could be covered by one of our transformative agreements.
Transparent peer review
We provide transparent peer review for all our open access content, meaning readers can see a paper’s full peer review history, including reviewer reports and editor decision letters. So, you can continue to expect adept guidance from our prestigious editorial board.