| Editor | Jean-Michel Raimond and M. Cristina Marchetti |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Physics |
| Abbreviation | Phys. Rev. X |
| Publisher | American Physical Society |
| Country | United States |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 2011–present |
| Openaccess | Yes |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License |
| Impact | 15.7 |
| Impact-year | 2024 |
| Website | http://journals.aps.org/prx/ |
| Link 1 | http://journals.aps.org/prx/issues/current |
| Link1-name | Online access |
| Link 2 | http://journals.aps.org/prx/issues |
| Link2-name | Online archive |
| Oclc | 706478714 |
| Lccn | 2011201149 |
| Coden | PRXHAE |
| Eissn | 2160-3308 |
Physical Review X is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the American Physical Society covering all branches of pure, applied, and interdisciplinary physics. It is part of the Physical Review family of journals.[1] Since 2022, Ling Miao was appointed full-time chief editor, while Denis Bartolo from École normale supérieure de Lyon is the current lead editor. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2024 impact factor of 15.7.[2]
History
The journal was announced in January 2011[3] and began publishing papers in August 2011. An early editorial outlined the journal's publishing philosophy.[4] The first editor was Jorge Pullin. Since its start, PRX has launched sister journals such as PRX Quantum, PRX Energy, PRX Life, and PRX Intelligence.
Metrics
| Year | Published articles | IF |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 173 | 8.701 |
| 2016 | 204 | 12.789 |
| 2017 | 232 | 14.385 |
| 2018 | 275 | 12.211 |
| 2019 | 235 | 12.577 |
| 2020 | 277 | 15.762 |
| 2021 | 271 | 14.417 |
| 2022 | 224 | 12.5 |
| 2023 | 194 | 11.6 |
| 2024 | 239 | 15.6 |
References
- ^ "APS Journals". American Physical Society. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "APS Journal Metrics – Physical Review X". American Physical Society. American Physical Society. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "APS Announces Physical Review X, an Open Access Journal covering Physics and its Application to Related Fields". American Physical Society. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Pullin, Jorge & Miao, Ling (4 May 2011). "Physical Review X: What does it offer? Some opening words from the editors". American Physical Society. Retrieved 3 December 2014.