Journal profile
Reviews of Modern Physics
Reviews of Modern Physics is published by American Physical Society under ISSN 0034-6861. It holds an h-index of 617 across 3,664 indexed works, with a two-year mean citedness of 33.74, and is not fully open access. Its main subject areas are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Nuclear physics research studies, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism.
Below: the full publication record, and one real article from the journal formatted in IEEE, APA, and BibTeX so you can match field order against a source you can check.
Publication record and impact metrics
| Publisher | American Physical Society |
|---|---|
| ISSN-L | 0034-6861 |
| All ISSNs | 0034-6861, 1538-4527, 1539-0756 |
| Indexed works | 3,664 |
| Total citations | 1,510,299 |
| h-index | 617 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 33.74 |
| Open access | Not fully open access |
| Main topics | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Nuclear physics research studies · Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism · Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions · Atomic and Molecular Physics |
Publication figures come from this journal's OpenAlex record, released under CC0, and are a dated snapshot rather than a live count. Check the publisher for current scope and submission requirements.
A worked example from this journal
The source
The electronic properties of graphene
- Authors
- A. H. Castro Neto, F. Guinea, N. M. R. Peres, Kostya S. Novoselov, A. K. Geǐm
- Year
- 2009
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 109-162
IEEE
A. H. C. Neto, F. Guinea, N. M. R. Peres, K. S. Novoselov, A. K. Geǐm "The electronic properties of graphene," Reviews of Modern Physics, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 109-162, 2009, doi: 10.1103/revmodphys.81.109.
IEEE prints author initials before the surname and abbreviates the periodical title. Check the abbreviation for Reviews of Modern Physics against your target publication's reference list before submitting.
APA
Neto, A. H. C., Guinea, F., Peres, N. M. R., Novoselov, K. S., & Geǐm, A. K. (2009). The electronic properties of graphene. Reviews of Modern Physics, 81(1), 109-162. https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.81.109
APA puts the year directly after the authors, keeps the full journal title in italics, and renders the DOI as a URL.
BibTeX
@article{neto2009,
author = {A. H. Castro Neto and F. Guinea and N. M. R. Peres and Kostya S. Novoselov and A. K. Geǐm},
title = {The electronic properties of graphene},
journal = {Reviews of Modern Physics},
volume = {81},
number = {1},
pages = {109--162},
year = {2009},
issn = {0034-6861},
doi = {10.1103/revmodphys.81.109}
}The citation key is the first author's surname and the year. Keep it stable once it appears in a draft, because renaming it breaks every cite that used it.
What to verify before you submit
- The volume and page range. Reviews of Modern Physics records 3,664 works, and articles published online first can carry a different volume from the final issue. Cite the version you read.
- The abbreviated title. IEEE style uses standard periodical abbreviations, and registry metadata almost always returns the full name instead.
- Author name order. Registry records store full given names; IEEE and APA both want initials, formatted differently from each other.
- Whether the article is open access. This journal is not fully open access, which affects whether a reader can reach the version you cited.
- That the source supports your claim. A correctly formatted reference says nothing about whether the passage backs the sentence citing it.
How this journal sits in the record
Reviews of Modern Physics carries an h-index of 617, which is above 94% of the journals covered here, and its articles have accumulated 1,510,299 citations across 3,664 indexed works. Its two-year mean citedness is 33.74.
6 of the journals covered here are published by American Physical Society. Reference style is set per title rather than per publisher, so do not carry a format across from a sibling journal without checking.
These are indexing figures describing how often work in this venue is cited. They say nothing about whether a particular article is sound, and they are not a substitute for reading it.
Questions about Reviews of Modern Physics
What is the ISSN of Reviews of Modern Physics?
The linking ISSN is 0034-6861. The journal also carries 1538-4527 and 1539-0756, which usually separate the print and electronic editions. Use the linking ISSN in a BibTeX issn field.
Who publishes Reviews of Modern Physics?
American Physical Society publishes it. 6 journals covered here come from the same publisher, and they do not all share one reference style, so check the requirements for this title rather than the publisher.
Is Reviews of Modern Physics open access?
OpenAlex does not record it as fully open access. Some articles may still be open individually, so check the specific article rather than assuming from the journal.
How do I cite an article from Reviews of Modern Physics in LaTeX?
Use the BibTeX entry above as the pattern. The entry type is article, the journal field holds the full title, and the citation key neto2009 follows the first author's surname and the year. Brace any acronym in the title so your bibliography style does not lowercase it.
Does Reviews of Modern Physics use page numbers or article numbers?
The example article runs from page 109 to 162, so this journal used page ranges at least for that volume. Newer issues in many journals switched to article numbers, so check the version you are citing.
How influential is Reviews of Modern Physics?
Its h-index is 617, above 94% of the journals covered here, and its articles have been cited 1,510,299 times in total. Its two-year mean citedness is 33.74. These are indexing figures, not a judgement of whether a specific article is sound.
Does Reviews of Modern Physics have a Journal Impact Factor?
Not one shown here. The Journal Impact Factor is Clarivate's metric, published in Journal Citation Reports and readable only with a JCR subscription, so this page does not restate it. The figures above come from OpenAlex: an h-index of 617 and a two-year mean citedness of 33.74 across 3,664 indexed works, captured on 2026-09-18. Mean citedness averages citations per work over a two-year window, which makes it closer in construction to CiteScore than to the Impact Factor. The three are not interchangeable, so quote whichever one your target venue actually asks for.