Journal of Physics, Photonics and Quantum Science

Journal overview

Journal of Physics, Photonics and Quantum Science is a journal in the EJSIR Publisher programme, focused on Physics, Photonics and Quantum Science. Its scope is organized into academic sections covering Condensed Matter Physics, Photonics & Optics, Quantum Computing, Quantum Information, Quantum Materials, Atomic & Molecular Physics, Applied Physics, Laser Science, Quantum Sensing & Metrology and Computational Physics. This structure helps authors assess disciplinary fit and gives readers a clear route through the journal’s subject coverage.

The journal welcomes original research article, review article, systematic review, short communication and other contributions described in its author guidance when they fit the scope. Approaches may include analytical theory, computational modelling, synthesis, spectroscopy, microscopy, measurement, characterization and controlled experiments. Authors should report sample preparation, instrument or model settings, calibration, uncertainty and relevant controls, and connect interpretations to the evidence presented. Authors should engage relevant scholarship, explain the contribution and report limitations needed for critical assessment.

Editorial assessment considers journal fit, methodological or interpretive quality, research integrity and clarity. The stated review model is double-anonymous peer review, normally with at least two independent reviewers. Publisher policies on ethics, access, authorship, conflicts, data and corrections apply alongside this journal’s scope. Submission information is provided on this site; manuscripts can be submitted only after the journal’s submission route opens.

Academic remit

The journal aims to publish research that advances understanding of physical and chemical phenomena, molecular systems and materials. It welcomes fundamental mechanisms, measurement and characterization methods, and applications when the underlying scientific contribution is clear and the evidence supports the conclusions. The central contribution should fit at least one of the journal’s academic sections and be meaningful to readers in physics, photonics and quantum science.

Approaches may include analytical theory, computational modelling, synthesis, spectroscopy, microscopy, measurement, characterization and controlled experiments. Authors should report sample preparation, instrument or model settings, calibration, uncertainty and relevant controls, and connect interpretations to the evidence presented. Authors should define the research question, connect the approach to the question, describe sources or materials and analytical choices, and provide enough information for critical assessment. Interdisciplinary work is welcome when its relevance to the journal is clear and the methods used for each component are explained.

Interpretations and claims should follow from the reported evidence. Authors should identify uncertainty, limitations and alternative explanations where relevant, and distinguish demonstrated results from implications or future work. Studies involving people, animals, sensitive data or protected material should describe applicable ethics, consent, privacy and permissions.

Material claims without adequate characterization, measurements without relevant controls or uncertainty estimates, and application reports that do not establish a scientific contribution fall outside scope. Manuscripts outside the listed sections or lacking an assessable scholarly contribution may be declined at editorial screening. The section descriptions below provide more detailed guidance on topic fit.