This post lists fast publishing Physics and Astronomy journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science. These journals take less time to decision and publication. The journals that publish in less than 12 weeks are listed below.
All the listed journals are open access. A few, like Spermova, Laboratory animal research, and others, are published free of charge.
| Journal | ISSN | Publisher | Publication Time | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Reports | 2624960X | MDPI AG | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials | 26168537, 25229869 | 5 weeks | Q4 | |
| Radio Physics and Radio Astronomy | 24157007, 10279636 | Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | 8 weeks | Q4 |
| PARTICLES | 2571-712X | MDPI | 6 weeks | |
| Cybernetics and Physics | 22237038, 22264116 | Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences | 10 weeks | Q3 |
| UNIVERSE | 2218-1997 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Symmetry | 20738994 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Science and Technology Indonesia | 25804391, 25804405 | Research Center of Inorganic Materials and Coordination Complexes, FMIPA Universitas Sriwijaya | 8 weeks | Q3 |
| APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE ADVANCES | 2666-5239 | ELSEVIER | 8 weeks | Q1 |
| SUPERCONDUCTIVITY | 2772-8307 | ELSEVIER | 6 weeks | |
| NPJ QUANTUM MATERIALS | 2397-4648 | NATURE PORTFOLIO | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Materials | 1996-1944 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| GALAXIES | 2075-4434 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| JOURNAL OF SPACE WEATHER AND SPACE CLIMATE | 2115-7251 | EDP SCIENCES S A | 8 weeks | Q2 |
| SCIPOST PHYSICS CORE | 2666-9366 | SCIPOST FOUNDATION | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| Journal of Optimization, Differential Equations and their Applications | 26636824, 26170108 | Oles Honchar Dnipro National University | 10 weeks | Q4 |
| APL MATERIALS | 2166-532X | AIP PUBLISHING | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| SCIPOST PHYSICS | 2542-4653 | SCIPOST FOUNDATION | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN SOLIDS | 2072-5981 | KAZAN FEDERAL UNIV | 5 weeks | Q4 |
| Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications | 2056-9890 | International Union of Crystallography | 5 weeks | Q3 |
| ADVANCES IN AERODYNAMICS | 2524-6992 | SPRINGERNATURE | 11 weeks | Q2 |
| AIP Advances | 2158-3226 | American Institute of Physics | 9 weeks | Q2 |
| ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS | 2199-160X | WILEY | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| International Journal of Thermofluids | 26662027 | Elsevier BV | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| Journal of Physics Communications | 2399-6528 | Institute of Physics Publishing | 10 weeks | Q3 |
| NANO EXPRESS | 2632-959X | IOP PUBLISHING LTD | 8 weeks | |
| IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL | 1943-0647 | IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Micromachines | 2072-666X | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Nanomaterials | 2079-4991 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| NANOPHOTONICS | 2192-8614 | WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH | 9 weeks | Q1 |
| EPJ PHOTOVOLTAICS | 2105-0716 | EDP SCIENCES S A | 8 weeks | Q2 |
| CONDENSED MATTER | 2410-3896 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| FLUIDS | 2311-5521 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q3 |
| Entropy | 1099-4300 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| PAPERS IN PHYSICS | 1852-4249 | INST FISICA LIQUIDOS & SISTEMAS BIOLOGICOS | 8 weeks | Q4 |
| Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids: X | 25901591 | Elsevier BV | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| PHYSICS OPEN | 2666-0326 | ELSEVIER | 9 weeks | Q3 |
| PLASMA | 2571-6182 | MDPI | 10 weeks | |
| ATOMS | 2218-2004 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| EAST EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS | 2312-4539 | V N KARAZIN KHARKIV NATL UNIV | 8 weeks | Q4 |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY MATERIALS | 2767-441X | WILEY | 6 weeks | |
| PHYSICS | 2624-8174 | MDPI | 6 weeks | |
| Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology | 2165-7254 | National Institute of Standards and Technology | 6 weeks | Q3 |
| COMMUNICATIONS IN ANALYSIS AND MECHANICS | 2836-3310 | AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS | 10 weeks | |
| ELECTRONICS | 2079-9292 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q4 |