Journal of Physics A is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute of Physics (IOP) in the United Kingdom. Contents   Overviews   Academia   Topics   Basic topics   Glossaries   Portals   Categories // This is a list of academic disciplines. ... Physics (Greek: (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the fundamental laws of the universe. ... The Institute of Physics (IOP) is Britain and Irelands main professional body for physicists. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ... Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a process of subjecting an authors scholarly work or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the field. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Institute of Physics (IOP) is Britain and Irelands main professional body for physicists. ...

It covers topics of mathematical physics and theoretical physics. The impact factor of the journal in 2005 was 1.566.^[1] Mathematical physics is the scientific discipline concerned with the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and for the formulation of physical theories1. ... Theoretical physics employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics, as opposed to experimental processes, in an attempt to understand nature. ... The Impact factor, very often abbreviated IF, is a measure of the citations to science and social science journals. ...

See also

• Journal of Physics B
• Reports on Progress in Physics

References

• http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/JPhysA Official site of the JOurnal

1. ^ Journal Citation Reports, 2006

External link

http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/JPhysA, IOP Journal home