Explore Plasma Physics With AIP Publishing

Discover our extensive collection of journals, conference proceedings, and books that span plasma physics and its intersections with other disciplines.

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Featured Journals

Journals dedicated to research in plasma physics:

Physics of Plasmas

The most highly cited journal devoted fully to plasma physics    

2.0 Impact Factor*
9.6 Years cited half-life*
4.1 CiteScore™†
400+ Avg. views/article annually
97 Days avg. time to acceptance
34 Days avg. time to first decision
Topics covered: Plasma physics, rheology and fluid dynamics, particle physics, astronomy and astrophysics
Article types: Articles, Letters, Perspectives, Tutorials, and Reviews
Access type: Subscription with open access option
Indexed In: Web of Science, Scopus

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Matter and Radiation at Extremes

All areas of physical sciences in applied, theoretical, and experimental research on matter and radiation at extremes    

4.8 Impact Factor*
3.3 Years cited half-life*
8.6 CiteScore™†
745+ Avg. views/article annually
107 Days avg. time to acceptance
22 Days avg. time to first decision
Topics covered: Materials science, atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics
Article types: Articles, Letters, Perspectives, Reviews
Access type: Diamond open access
Indexed In: Web of Science

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Interdisciplinary Journals

Journals at the intersection of plasma physics and related disciplines:

Journal of Applied Physics

Significant results in cutting-edge applied physics

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Applied Physics Letters

Shaping the future of applied physics

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Review of Scientific Instruments

An indispensable resource for researchers invested in cutting-edge instrumentation

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AIP Advances

A peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all areas of the physical sciences

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Applied Physics Reviews

Comprehensive coverage of the latest breakthroughs in laser applications

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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A

Understanding interfaces and surfaces at a fundamental level and using this understanding to advance the state-of-the-art in various technological applications

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Low Temperature Physics

The international forum for studies of low temperature physical phenomena

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Physics of Fluids

Highly cited leader in mechanics and fluid physics

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Featured AIP Conference Proceedings

AIP Conference Proceedings has been a trusted publishing partner for more than 40 years, delivering fast, affordable, and versatile publishing for maximum exposure of your meeting’s key research.  Below are just a few of the Proceedings that are rooted in plasmas physics research. 

	Preface: 24th Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas
	Preface: Non-Neutral Plasma Physics X
	Preface: Diverse World of Dusty Plasmas

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Highlighted Research

Discover a curated selection of articles on plasma physics chosen by our expert editorial team.

SPARC as a platform to advance tokamak science

The unique capabilities of the SPARC tokamak mean that it has the potential to contribute significantly to tokamak science and plasma physics, motivating further collaboration and broader data access beyond the CFS and MIT teams. SPARC is a compact, high-field tokamak that is currently under construction and is predicted to achieve burning plasma conditions once in operation.

Nonlinear simulations of GAEs in NSTX-U

A set of nonlinear simulations has been performed in order to study the nonlinear evolution of unstable global Alfvén eigenmodes in the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U).

Ultrahigh-brightness 50 MeV electron beam generation from laser wakefield acceleration in a weakly nonlinear regime

We propose an efficient scheme to produce ultrahigh-brightness tens of MeV electron beams by designing a density-tailored plasma to induce a wakefield in the weakly nonlinear regime with a moderate laser energy of 120 mJ.

Driver at 10 MJ and 1 shot/30 min for inertial confinement fusion at high gain: Efficient, compact, low-cost, low laser–plasma instabilities, beam color selectable from 2ω/3ω/4ω, applicable to multiple laser fusion scheme

The achievement of ignition at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) has prompted a global wave of further research on inertial fusion energy (IFE). However, IFE requires a target gain G of 30–100, and it is hard to achieve fusion at such high gain with the energy, configuration, and technical approach of the NIF.

The Hull Cutoff condition for magnetic insulation in crossed-field electron devices in the presence of a slow-wave structure

Crossed-Field Vacuum Electron Devices are ubiquitous in the High-Power Microwave field in either an oscillator/source or amplifier variant.

Hollow cathode discharge instability onset in electric thrusters

Hollow cathodes are an integral part of ion, and Hall thrusters are used for electric propulsion in deep space missions and in commercial communications satellites. Hollow cathodes are known to operate in a quiescent “spot mode” and in a noisy “plume mode” in which plasma instabilities generate erosive energetic ions.

Enhancing plasticity in optoelectronic artificial synapses: A pathway to efficient neuromorphic computing

The continuous growth in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing has necessitated the development of efficient optoelectronic artificial synapses crucial for neuromorphic computing (NC).

Suppressing substrate oxidation during plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition on semiconductor surfaces

Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD) is widely employed in microelectronics, energy, and sensing applications. Typically, PE-ALD processes for metal oxides utilize remote inductively coupled plasmas operated at powers of >200 W, ensuring a sufficient flux of oxygen radicals to the growth surface.

Overview of the early campaign diagnostics for the SPARC tokamak (invited)

The SPARC tokamak is a high-field, B_t0 ∼12 T, medium-sized, R₀ = 1.85 m, tokamak that is presently under construction in Devens, MA, led by Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

Probing local electron temperature and density inside a sheared flow stabilized Z-pinch using portable optical Thomson scattering

We report the first optical Thomson scattering measurements inside a high electron temperature (≳1 keV) and moderate electron density (mid 10¹⁶ cm⁻³) plasma.

Upcoming Conferences

You’ll find AIP Publishing’s editors and journal managers at these upcoming conferences and events. We hope to see you there!

Joint March Meeting and April Meeting: APS Global Physics Summit
Anaheim, CA USA
March 16-21, 2025
Booth 109

DPG Spring Meeting
Regensberg, Germany
March 16-21, 2025
Booth Space A41

American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting
San Diego, CA USA
March 23-27, 2025
Booth 4140

Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
Seattle, WA USA
April 7-11, 2025
Booth 302

European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)
Strasbourg, France
May 26-30, 2025
Stand 18

15th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META)
Malaga, Spain
July 22-25, 2025

APS Division of Plasma Physics (APS DPP)
Long Beach, CA USA
November 17–21, 2025
Booth TBD

Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting
Boston, MA USA
November 30 – December 5, 2025
Booth TBD

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*Data from the 2023 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition (Clarivate, 2024).
†CiteScore™ 2023 for AIP Publishing Journals Calculated by Scopus