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APS JOURNALS CATALOG
Contents
Founded in 1899, the American Physical Society (APS) strives to advance
and diffuse the knowledge of physics. In support of this objective, APS publishes
primary research and review journals.
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 2
Letter from the Editor in Chief .............................................................................. 3
JOURNAL DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................. 5
Editors’ Suggestions, Kaleidoscope, Creative Commons .................................... 6
Physical Review Applied.........................................................................................7
Physical Review Letters......................................................................................... 8
Reviews of Modern Physics .................................................................................. 9
Physical Review A .................................................................................................10
Physical Review B ..................................................................................................11
Physical Review C................................................................................................. 12
Physical Review D.................................................................................................13
Physical Review E ................................................................................................. 14
Physical Review X................................................................................................. 15
Physical Review Special Topics – Accelerators and Beams .................................16
Physical Review Special Topics – Physics Education Research ........................... 17
PROLA ..................................................................................................................18
Physics ..................................................................................................................19
BAPS & APS News................................................................................................ 20
PUBLICATION SERVICES................................................................................... 21
Librarians Portal, Usage Statistics ....................................................................... 22
CD-ROMs, Giving Credit to Your Library............................................................. 23
Link Manager, RSS Feeds, Email Alerting Service, Saved Search ...................... 24
INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.................................................................... 25
Site License/Online Access, 2015 Online Subscriptions .....................................27
APS Tiers, IP Policy............................................................................................... 28
International Orders ............................................................................................ 29
2015 Institutional Prices, 2015 Print Add-On Prices ........................................... 30
2015 CD-ROM Prices ............................................................................................31
Price-Per-Page, Price-Per-Article for PR-ALL+PRL...................................................32
APS Journals 2015
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Introduction
The journals of the American Physical
Society embody the mission of the Society
to “advance and diffuse the knowledge of
physics.” We strive to produce journals of
the highest quality, and keep our journals
accessible to researchers and students at
institutions of all types and sizes, everywhere
in the world. The 2015 Journals Catalog
provides valuable information about each of
the APS journals, along with an overview of
the various services and resources available
to librarians, subscribers, and readers.
“Quantum-path control and isolated-attosecond-pulse
generation using H2+ molecules with moving nuclei in few-cycle
laser pulses” [Xin-Lei Ge et al., Phys. Rev. A 89, 023424 (2014)]
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APS Journals 2015
Letter
FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF
Each year, the American Physical Society’s journals catalog
provides useful information about the APS journal collection:
Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics, the Physical
Review series, two open access Special Topics journals, and our
newest journal—Physical Review Applied.
This catalog highlights each journal’s scope, features, and
editorial staff, along with a selection of colorful and intriguing
images from APS published research. The catalog also includes
information detailing PROLA, the Physical Review Online Archive;
our free online publication Physics, comprised of original news
and commentary about noteworthy APS journal articles; and all of the other valuable
publication services offered.
We are proudly watching the development of our newest journal, Physical Review
Applied, which commenced in December of 2013. Since its launch, we have seen a steady
stream of high-quality papers both submitted and published from authors who may not
have previously had a clear place to publish within the APS family of journals.
APS also recently launched completely new, mobile-friendly journal web pages offering
a high-quality experience across a range of devices. The interactive design broadens the
site’s utility across media platforms and lays the groundwork for future enhancements.
I’ve been accustomed to sharing these introductory pages with Joe Serene, who
served as APS Treasurer/Publisher for the last eight years through August of 2014. Joe
ably managed the Treasurer and Publisher positions, either of which could have been a
full time job. Among Joe’s contributions were the idea and implementation of providing
APS journals at no cost to public libraries and high schools throughout the United States.
He was also a founder of CHORUS, the consortium of publishers working together to
design and propose a response to the US government mandate to make federally funded
research publicly available. Everyone at APS will miss Joe’s dedication to the organization
and his commitment to providing the best journals at the lowest and most equitable
prices possible.
I would also like to thank two representatives from the librarian community,
Christopher Erdmann of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Joy Painter
of the California Institute of Technology for their contributions to APS. Both Christopher
and Joy were appointed, in consultation with the Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Division (PAM) of the Special Libraries Association (SLA), to serve as advisors to APS and
attend our Publications Oversight Committee meetings.
We look forward to providing you with another year full of exceptional research and
thank you for your commitment to the APS journal collection.
Gene D. Sprouse
Editor in Chief
American Physical Society
APS Journals 2015
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APS Journals 2014
Journal
Descriptions
APS Editorial Office
Gene D. Sprouse, Editor in Chief
Daniel T. Kulp, Editorial Director
Hernan D. Rozenfeld, Assistant Editorial Director
APS Journals 2015
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SUGGESTIONS
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KALEIDOSCOPE
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for this
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Editors’ Suggestions
Included in the Physical Review journal collection, Editors’
Suggestions highlight select papers of particular interest,
importance, or clarity. APS Editors choose these exceptional
papers weekly to encourage the exploration of other areas
of physics. Editors’ Suggestions can be found on the
respective online journal page.
Kaleidoscope
Many Physical Review articles contain images that are both
scientifically important and visually appealing. A selection of
these images appears in Kaleidoscope to promote interest
in the aesthetics of physics. Images are selected solely for
their artistic appeal. Images from recently published papers
appear on our main page and in an online archive.
Creative Commons
Authors in most Physical Review journals may pay an
article-processing charge whereby their accepted
manuscripts are available barrier-free and open access on
publication. These manuscripts are published under the
terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
(CC-BY), the most permissive of the CC licenses, granting
authors and others the right to copy, distribute, transmit,
and adapt the work, provided that proper credit is given.
This alternative is in addition to traditional subscriptionfunded publication; authors may choose one or the other for
their accepted papers.
More information about the APS article-processing charges
can be found online at journals.aps.org/author-information.
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APS Journals 2015
Physical Review Applied
journals.aps.org/prapplied
Physical Review Applied is APS’s newest journal
dedicated to publishing the highest quality research at
the intersection of physics and engineering. Physical
Review Applied welcomes papers in conventional
applied physics, including research into materials
science, surface and interface physics, device physics,
condensed matter physics, and optics.
Beyond the conventional description, we especially invite
papers by physicists working on problems in engineering,
and by engineers investigating systems involving physical
mechanisms. We believe the combination of the best in
physics with the best in engineering will strengthen both
disciplines as well as provide new insights, foster new
approaches, and promote new collaborations in a forum
not available elsewhere.
Topics Include:
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in manufactured materials
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colloidal dynamics, jamming and glasses, complex
fluids, and active matter
“Induction Theorem Analysis of
Resonant Nanoparticles: Design
of a Huygens Source Nanoparticle
Laser” [Iñigo Liberal et al., Phys.
Rev. Applied 1, 044002 (2014)]
2015 PUBLICATION PROJECTIONS
Number of articles: 250
Number of pages: 2,000
2015 PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Volume 3, 4 (12 issues)
ISSN
2331-7019 (online)
CODEN: PRAHB2
SUGGESTIONS
journals.aps.org/prapplied/highlights
EDITOR
Troy Shinbrot
Rutgers University
APS Journals 2015
MANAGING EDITOR
Julie Kim-Zajonz
American Physical Society
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Physical Review Letters
journals.aps.org/prl
Physical Review Letters (PRL) is the premier APS journal
for current research, providing rapid publication of
short reports of important fundamental research in all
fields of physics. As the most cited physics journal,
PRL provides its international readership with weekly
coverage of major worldwide advances in physics and
cross-disciplinary developments.
PRL recently reaffirmed its standards (detailed in an
editorial published online October 29, 2013) and cut its
acceptance rate by about 30%.
PRL is a high-profile publication broadly supporting
the full spectrum of current physics research. A full
list of topics covered is available in the Table of
Contents online.
Abstracting/Indexing: Chemical Abstracts, Computer
& Control Abstracts, Current Physics Index, Electrical
& Electronics Index, Energy Research Abstracts,
GeoRef, INSPEC, International Aerospace Abstracts,
Mathematical Reviews, Medline, Metal Abstracts,
Nuclear Science Abstracts, Physics Abstracts, World
Aluminum Abstracts
“Gravitational Waves from the
Sound of a First Order Phase
Transition” [Mark Hindmarsh et al.,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 041301 (2014)]
IMPACT AND IMMEDIACY
DATA (2013)
Impact Factor: 7.728
Immediacy Index: 2.143
2015 PUBLICATION PROJECTIONS
Number of articles: 3,250
Number of pages: 16,400
2015 PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Volume 114, 115 (51 issues)
ISSN
SUGGESTIONS
journals.aps.org/prl/highlights
The PRL Editors choose about one Letter in six for a Suggestion
of unusual importance, interest, and clarity. PRL Editors’ Suggestions
are downloaded and cited about twice as often as the average Letter
and are covered by the press substantially more often.
0031-9007 (print)
1079-7114 (online)
1092-0145 (CD-ROM)
CODEN: PRLTAO
COVER IMAGES
journals.aps.org/prl/covers
EDITORS
Pierre Meystre
University of Arizona
Robert Garisto
American Physical Society
Samindranath Mitra
American Physical Society
Reinhardt B. Schuhmann
American Physical Society
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Brant M. Johnson
Brookhaven National
Laboratory
Mu Wang
American Physical Society
CONSULTING EDITORS
Stanley G. Brown
American Physical Society
George Basbas
American Physical Society
APS Journals 2015
Reviews of Modern Physics
journals.aps.org/rmp
Reviews of Modern Physics (RMP) brings the broad
fundamental physics literature in established topical
areas together and places it within the context of
current trends in research and applications. Its review
articles offer in-depth treatment of a research area,
survey recent work, and provide an introduction aimed
at graduate students and nonspecialists. The journal’s
shorter Colloquia describe recent work with a broad
appeal, especially at the frontiers of physics, which
may impact several different subfields. RMP serves
students, engineers, and physics researchers in a range
of fields.
Abstracting/Indexing:
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“Colloquium: Perspectives on
core-collapse supernova theory”
[Adam Burrows, Rev. Mod. Phys. 85,
245 (2013)]
IMPACT AND IMMEDIACY
DATA (2013)
Impact Factor: 42.86
Immediacy Index: 8.333
2015 PUBLICATION PROJECTIONS
Number of articles: 45
Number of pages: 1,700
2015 PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Volume 87 (4 issues)
ISSN
0034-6861 (print)
1539-0756 (online)
1538-4527 (CD-ROM)
CODEN: RMPHAT
COVER IMAGES
journals.aps.org/rmp/covers
EDITOR
Achim Richter
Technische Universität
Darmstadt (Emeritus),
Germany
APS Journals 2015
COLLOQUIA EDITOR
Antonio H. Castro Neto
Boston University
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Available via
journals.aps.org/rmp/staff
SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR
Debbie Brodbar
American Physical Society
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Physical Review A
journals.aps.org/pra
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Physical Review A (PRA) publishes worldwide
developments in the areas of atomic, molecular, and
optical physics, as well as quantum information.
Sections Include:
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“Nonlinear quantum dynamics in a
-symmetric double well” [Daniel
Haag et al., Phys. Rev. A 89, 023601
(2014)]
IMPACT AND IMMEDIACY
DATA (2013)
Impact Factor: 2.991
Immediacy Index: 0.858
2015 PUBLICATION PROJECTIONS
Number of articles: 2,830
Number of pages: 23,000
2015 PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Volumes 91, 92 (12 issues)
ISSN
1050-2947 (print)
1094-1622 (online)
1538-4446 (CD-ROM)
CODEN: PLRAAN
SUGGESTIONS
journals.aps.org/pra/highlights
KALEIDOSCOPE
journals.aps.org/pra/kaleidoscope
EDITORS
Gordon W.F. Drake
University of Windsor, Canada
Margaret Malloy
American Physical Society
MANAGING EDITOR
Thomas Pattard
American Physical Society
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Dirk Jan Bukman
American Physical Society
Lee A. Collins
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Franco Dalfovo
Universita di Trento, Italy
Mark Hillery
Hunter College
Keith B. MacAdam
University of Kentucky
Frank Narducci
Naval Air Systems Command
Mark Saffman
University of Wisconsin
Barry Sanders
University of Calgary, Canada
APS Journals 2015
Physical Review B
journals.aps.org/prb
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Physical Review B (PRB) is the largest and most
comprehensive international journal specializing in
condensed matter and materials physics. PRB is ranked
number one in total citations in condensed matter
physics.
Features:
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high editorial standards and a quality review process
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of active well-known condensed matter scientists
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the highest-quality papers
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page papers of highest caliber and considered by the
editors and referees to be of high importance
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regular articles that are the mainstay of scientific
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PRB publishes papers on a wide range of condensed
matter topics, including multiferroics, magnetism,
alloys, phase transitions, structure, superconductivity,
superfluidity, electronic structure, topological insulators,
graphene, mesoscopic systems, nanoscience, photonics
and plasmonics, semiconductors, and surfaces. PRB
also publishes papers in many other fields that relate to
condensed matter.
“Chiral d-wave superconductivity in
SrPtAs” [Mark H. Fischer et al., Phys.
Rev. B 89, 020509(R) (2014)]
IMPACT AND IMMEDIACY
DATA (2013)
Impact Factor: 3.664
Immediacy Index: 0.994
2015 PUBLICATION PROJECTIONS
Number of articles: 4,600
Number of pages: 38,500
2015 PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Volumes 91, 92 (48 issues)
ISSN
1098-0121 (print)
1550-235X (online)
1538-4489 (CD-ROM)
CODEN: PRBMDO
SUGGESTIONS
journals.aps.org/prb/highlights
KALEIDOSCOPE
journals.aps.org/prb/kaleidoscope
EDITOR
Laurens W. Molenkamp
Universität Wurzbu
¨ rg,
Germany
APS Journals 2015
MANAGING EDITOR
Anthony M. Begley
American Physical Society
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Alexios Klironomos
American Physical Society
Robert M. Konik
Brookhaven National
Laboratory
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Physical Review C
journals.aps.org/prc
Nuclear Physics
Physical Review C (PRC) publishes leading research
articles that report experimental and theoretical results
in all aspects of nuclear physics. PRC publishes
approximately 75% of all the nuclear research found
in peer-reviewed, international, archival journals.
Sections Include:
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“Non-equilibrium phase transition
in relativistic nuclear collisions:
Importance of the equation of
state” [Jan Steinheimer et al., Phys.
Rev. C 89, 034901 (2014)]
IMPACT AND IMMEDIACY
DATA (2013)
Impact Factor: 3.881
Immediacy Index: 0.989
2015 PUBLICATION PROJECTIONS
Number of articles: 1,100
Number of pages: 10,400
2015 PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Volumes 91, 92 (12 issues)
ISSN
0556-2813 (print)
1089-490X (online)
1538-4497 (CD-ROM)
SUGGESTIONS
journals.aps.org/prc/highlights
CODEN: PRVCAN
KALEIDOSCOPE
journals.aps.org/prc/kaleidoscope
EDITOR
Benjamin F. Gibson
Los Alamos National
Laboratory
MANAGING EDITOR
Christopher Wesselborg
American Physical Society
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Iraj R. Afnan
Flinders University, Australia
Simon Capstick
Florida State University
Richard F. Casten
Yale University
Bradley W. Filippone
California Institute of
Technology
William R. Gibbs
New Mexico State University
Joseph I. Kapusta
University of Minnesota
D. John Millener
Brookhaven National
Laboratory
APS Journals 2015
Physical Review D
journals.aps.org/prd
Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and Cosmology
Physical Review D (PRD) publishes leading research in
elementary particle physics, field theory, gravitation,
and cosmology.
Content Includes:
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Theories and String Theories
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SUGGESTIONS
journals.aps.org/prd/highlights
“PAMELA and AMS-02 e+ and e−
spectra are reproduced by threedimensional cosmic-ray modeling”
[Daniele Gaggero et al., Phys. Rev.
D 89, 083007 (2014)]
IMPACT AND IMMEDIACY
DATA (2013)
Impact Factor: 4.864
Immediacy Index: 1.594
2015 PUBLICATION PROJECTIONS
Number of articles: 3,380
Number of pages: 41,500
2015 PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Volumes 91, 92 (24 issues)
ISSN
1550-7998 (print)
1550-2368 (online)
1538-4500 (CD-ROM)
CODEN: PRVDAQ
KALEIDOSCOPE
journals.aps.org/prd/kaleidoscope
EDITORS
Erick J. Weinberg
Columbia University
Urs M. Heller
American Physical Society
APS Journals 2015
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Robert D. Pisarski
Brookhaven National
Laboratory
CONSULTING EDITOR
Dennis L. Nordstrom
American Physical Society
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Physical Review E
journals.aps.org/pre
Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Physical Review E (PRE), broad and interdisciplinary
in scope, focuses on collective phenomena of manybody systems, with statistical physics and nonlinear
dynamics as the central themes of the journal.
Sections Include:
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2015 PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Volumes 91, 92 (12 issues)
ISSN
1539-3755 (print)
1550-2376 (online)
1538-4519 (CD-ROM)
CODEN: PLEEE8
KALEIDOSCOPE
journals.aps.org/pre/kaleidoscope
MANAGING EDITOR
Dirk Jan Bukman
American Physical Society
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Alex Arenas
Universitat Rovira i Virgili,
Spain
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IMPACT AND IMMEDIACY
DATA (2013)
Impact Factor: 2.326
Immediacy Index: 0.548
2015 PUBLICATION PROJECTIONS
Number of articles: 2,530
Number of pages: 22,800
SUGGESTIONS
journals.aps.org/pre/highlights
EDITOR
Eli Ben-Naim
Los Alamos National
Laboratory
“Interfaces with internal structures
in generalized rock-paper-scissors
models” [P. P. Avelino et al., Phys.
Rev. E 89, 042710 (2014)]
Ralf Bundschuh
The Ohio State University
Ronald Dickman
Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Bruno Eckhardt
Philipps-Universität, Marburg,
Germany
Henrik Flyvbjerg
Technical University of
Denmark-DTU
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Faraday Waves: Creation of Vorticity
and Generation of Two-Dimensional
Turbulence” [N. Francois et al.,
Phys. Rev. X 4, 021021 (2014)]
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Impact Factor: 1.517
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Weismann Institute of Science,
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Price-Per-Page and Price-Per-Article
For PR-ALL + PRL
2013 MANUSCRIPTS
RECEIVED
2013 MANUSCRIPTS
PUBLISHED
22%
30%
28%
31%
3%
4%
38%
44%
YEAR
MANUSCRIPTS
RECEIVED
MANUSCRIPTS
PUBLISHED
PAGES
PUBLISHED
TIER 1
TIER 4
Online only
Price-Per-Page
($US)
TIER 1
TIER 4
Online only
Price-Per-Article
published ($US)
2001
25,225
14,631
104,379
0.113
-
0.806
-
2002
25,809
16,418
119,885
0.105
-
0.768
-
2003
27,274
14,867
106,785
0.118
0.170
0.858
1.236
2004
28,687
16,067
117,719
0.112
0.169
0.819
1.239
2005
30,323
17,843
132,564
0.096
0.149
0.715
1.110
2006
31,566
17,442
130,296
0.095
0.155
0.710
1.158
2007
32,991
17,384
131,038
0.092
0.159
0.691
1.197
2008
34,388
18,660
143,981
0.083
0.149
0.644
1.149
2009
35,052
18,322
141,809
0.078
0.153
0.603
1.182
2010
32,523
18,760
149,520
0.075
0.156
0.595
1.241
2011
33,985
19,023
150,300
0.075
0.164
0.592
1.297
2012
34,092
19,260
159,104
0.072
0.164
0.597
1.358
2013
34,109
18,125
152,036
0.077
0.182
0.647
1.530
2014*
36,327
17,669
151,859
0.079
0.195
0.683
1.677
2015*
36,920
17,690
152,600
0.079
0.194
0.682
1.675
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