| Discipline | Atomic, molecular, and optical andquantum information |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Jan M. Rost |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Physical Review; Physical Review A, General Physics; Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics[1][2] |
| History | 1970–present |
| Publisher | American Physical Society (United States) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Hybrid | |
| 2.971 (2021) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | Phys. Rev. A |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| CODEN | PRAHC3 |
| ISSN | 2469-9926 (print) 2469-9934 (web) |
| LCCN | 2015203968 |
| OCLC no. | 932205193 |
| Links | |
Physical Review A (also known asPRA[3][4][5]) is a monthlypeer-reviewedscientific journal published by theAmerican Physical Society coveringatomic, molecular, and optical physics andquantum information. As of 2021[update] theeditor was Jan M. Rost (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems).[6]
In 1893, thePhysical Review was established atCornell University. It was taken over by the American Physical Society (formed in 1899) in 1913. In 1970,Physical Review was subdivided intoPhysical Review A,B,C, andD. At that time, sectionA was subtitledPhysical Review A: General Physics. In 1990, a process was started to split this journal into two, resulting in the creation ofPhysical Review E in 1993. Hence, in 1993,Physical Review A changed its statement of scope toAtomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. In January 2007, the section ofPhysical Review E that published papers onclassical optics was merged intoPhysical Review A, unifying the classical and quantum parts ofoptics into a single journal.[7][8] In 2016,Physical Review A broadened its formal statement of coverage to explicitly include quantum information, which has been a section within the journal since 1998.[9]
Physical Review A Rapid Communications was introduced in 1981 to provide a venue for quick publication of high-impact articles similar toPhysical Review Letters, but for a more specialized audience. As of May 1, 2012, the editors have made the requirement for significance in Rapid articles more explicit.[10] In addition, as of March 8, 2010, the editors have placed newly published Rapid Communications articles on rotation as highlights on thePhysical Review A website, to give them more visibility.[11]
In August 2013,Physical Review A started marking a few papers published in the journal that the editors found to be of particular interest, importance, or clarity as Editors' Suggestions to give them higher visibility.[12]
As of 2020[update] Physical Review journals were abstracted and indexed in:[13]
According to theJournal Citation Reports, the journal had animpact factor of 3.989 in 2020.[16]
Physical Review A – Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (1970–2015).
Physical Review A – Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics.
