141 Physics and Astronomy journals in ORBIT Tier 3 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 3: third quarter of Physics and Astronomy by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIP conference proceedings | 0094-243X | 13,240 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Physics Conference Series | 1742-6588 | 10,095 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Radiotherapy and Oncology | 0167-8140 | 3,473 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 0360-3016 | 2,974 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| EPJ Web of Conferences | 2100-014X | 2,050 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Open Research (University of Surrey) | 2688-268X | 1,229 | 3 | ≈ ₹3,17,884 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics | 1062-8738 | 505 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Physics of Atomic Nuclei | 1063-7788 | 466 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Physica Medica | 1120-1797 | 361 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Italy |
| The Physics Teacher | 0031-921X | 351 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Moscow University Physics Bulletin | 0027-1349 | 340 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters | 1531-8567 | 272 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Brachytherapy | 1538-4721 | 264 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of subatomic particles and cosmology. | 3050-4805 | 260 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | No | No | XXK |
| Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics | 2327-4352 | 254 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Physics of Particles and Nuclei | 1063-7796 | 248 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of medical imaging and radiation sciences | 1876-7982 | 221 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| European Journal of Physics | 0143-0807 | 181 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement | 1899-2358 | 177 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics | 0021-3462 | 164 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| American Journal of Physics | 0002-9505 | 146 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Chinese Journal of Space Science | 0254-6124 | 144 | 3 | ≈ ₹43,103 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology | 2185-4823 | 143 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Cosmic Research | 0010-9525 | 139 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Astronomy Reports | 1063-7729 | 136 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | British Virgin Islands |
| Electronic Imaging | 2470-1173 | 131 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| European journal of applied sciences | 2634-9221 | 130 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Astronomische Nachrichten | 0004-6337 | 126 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Geomagnetism and Aeronomy | 0016-7932 | 122 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Acta Physica Polonica A | 0587-4246 | 119 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Astronomy Letters | 1063-7737 | 117 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of High Energy Physics Gravitation and Cosmology | 2380-4327 | 113 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Revista Mexicana de Física | 0035-001X | 113 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Mexico |
| X-Ray Spectrometry | 0049-8246 | 110 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Symmetry Integrability and Geometry Methods and Applications | 1815-0659 | 109 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Ukrainian Journal of Physics | 2071-0186 | 105 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Ukraine |
| Solar System Research | 0038-0946 | 100 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics | 1310-5132 | 90 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| Functional materials | 1027-5495 | 89 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Ukraine |
| SPIN | 2010-3247 | 88 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Singapore |
| Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso | 1335-1842 | 86 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Slovakia |
| Medical dosimetry | 0958-3947 | 76 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Physics & Optics Sciences | 2754-4753 | 74 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Telecommunications and Radio Engineering | 0040-2508 | 74 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Radiation Research | 1605-0258 | 72 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Astronomical Techniques and Instrument | 2097-3675 | 71 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Technical Physics Letters | 1063-7850 | 70 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Acta Polytechnica | 1210-2709 | 67 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions | 1055-6796 | 67 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Advanced Research and Interdisciplinary Scientific Endeavours | 3048-7021 | 66 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Journal of Imaging Science and Technology | 1062-3701 | 66 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Acta Physica Polonica B | 0587-4254 | 63 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| SciPost Physics Proceedings | 2666-4003 | 61 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Plasma and Fusion Research | 1880-6821 | 59 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Solar-Terrestrial Physics | 2500-0535 | 58 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Physics Essays | 0836-1398 | 56 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Canada |
| Astrophysics | 0571-7256 | 54 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Japan Journal of Research | 2690-8077 | 54 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology | 1348-0391 | 53 | 3 | ≈ ₹8,959 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| IPI Letters | 2976-730X | 53 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering | 2251-7200 | 53 | 3 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Kosmìčna nauka ì tehnologìâ | 1561-8889 | 53 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Ukraine |
| Physical Science International Journal | 2348-0130 | 53 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Nuclear Physics News | 1061-9127 | 51 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy | 1818-331X | 49 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Turkish Journal of Oncology | 1300-7467 | 48 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice | 1460-3969 | 47 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Advances in optics and optoelectronics | 2731-6009 | 46 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Revista Mexicana de Física E | 1870-3542 | 46 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Advances in Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine | 2972-4392 | 45 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Global Journal of Human Social Science | 0975-5896 | 44 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies | 2579-2229 | 44 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Sri Lanka |
| Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics | 0275-1062 | 43 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 1607-324X | 43 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Color and Imaging Conference | 2166-9635 | 42 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Plasma Physics and Technology | 2336-2626 | 41 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Czechia |
| Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering | 1425-4689 | 41 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Communications in Physics | 0868-3166 | 40 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Vietnam |
| International Journal of Physics Research and Applications | 2766-2748 | 39 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Progress in Engineering and Physical Science | 2709-4006 | 38 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | China |
| Journal of Science & Engineering | 3066-7607 | 37 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Meditsinskaya Fizika | 1810-200X | 37 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Az Eszterházy Károly Tanárképző Főiskola tudományos közleményei. Tanulmányok a matematikai tudományok köréből/Az Eszterházy Károly Főiskola tudományos közleményei. Tanulmányok a matematikai tudományok köréből/Annales mathematicae et informaticae | 1216-6014 | 36 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Hungary |
| Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica | 0185-1101 | 36 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Mexico |
| Annals of Mathematics and Physics | 2689-7636 | 35 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Vibration Testing and System Dynamics | 2475-4811 | 34 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Atom Indonesia | 0126-1568 | 31 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics | 0038-5646 | 31 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Alfarama Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences | 2682-275X | 29 | 3 | EGP 1,200 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory | 2579-2776 | 29 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Armenia |
| Sign Systems Studies | 1406-4243 | 29 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Estonia |
| Journal of Computer Chemistry Japan | 1347-1767 | 28 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Northeast Journal of Complex Systems | 2577-8439 | 28 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Contemporary Physics | 0010-7514 | 27 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Eurasian journal of physics and functional materials | 2522-9869 | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Kazakhstan |
| European Journal of Applied Physics | 2684-4451 | 26 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Belgium |
| Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics | 0309-1929 | 26 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Cosmos and history | 1832-9101 | 25 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Australia |
| HNPS Advances in Nuclear Physics | 2654-007X | 25 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Greece |
| Advances in Nuclear Science and Applications | 3080-373X | 24 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Kazakhstan |
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