Physical Review Letters

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General information ?

  • Published by: American Physical Society
  • ISSN: 1079-7114
  • Last checked date: 03/2020
  • Scope: PRL covers the full range of applied, fundamental, and interdisciplinary physics research topics
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  • Instructions for authors

Subject?

  • Main subject area: Physics
  • Breadth of subject area: All of physical sciences

    • Peer review?

  • Peer review type: Conventional
  • Peer review openness: Closed, single blind
  • Selectivity: Selective (IF ~8-15)

    • Open access?

  • Free to read option: Paper can be free for anyone to read
  • Allows green OA: Yes
  • Has waivers: Yes
  • Has membership system: Institutional membership
  • Access type: Hybrid
  • Licence: All papers are CC BY
  • Level of APC: $2500-4500

    • Speed?

  • Speed to first decision: Unknown
  • Speed from acceptance to publication: Unknown

    • Other?

  • Ownership of publisher: Society
  • Length restrictions: Strong
  • Provides altmetrics: Altmetric
  • CrossMark implemented: Yes
  • Has a 2015 impact factor: Yes
  • Copyedits: Yes