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A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Physics

Editor-in-chief: Professor Giorgio Benedek

2011 Impact factor: 2.171; 2011 - 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.120

ISSN (Print Edition): 0295-5075
ISSN (Electronic Edition): 1286-4854
Frequency: semi-monthly

A truly international journal

Owned by a partnership of 17 European physical societies, EPL is published under the scientific responsibility of the European Physical Society by EDP Sciences, IOP Publishing and Società Italiana di Fisica. We have brought together our expertise to create a high-quality journal for the international scientific community.

Exploring the frontiers of physics

Our vision is for EPL to become a leading home for global physics letters, to offer rapid publication of ground-breaking physics results from the international community, and to provide the broadest coverage of physics research, including those letters with application potential.


Latest news

  • New Editor-in-Chief: Professor Giorgio Benedek took over the role of Editor-in-Chief from 10 May 2013 from Professor Michael Schreiber who leaves the position at the end of a 3-year term.
    Further details can be found here.
  • New Complex networks compilation available: with Introduction by Professor Shlomo Havlin. Listed articles from 2011 - 2013 are free to read until 30 June 2013.
  • Updated Graphene compilation now available: Listed articles from 2011 - 2013 are free to read until 30 June 2013.
  • Updated Rheology compilation now available: Read the new introduction to Rheology from Professor M T Cidade.

SPECIAL NOTE: Open Access publishing by EPL

Open access copyright and user licencing policy

From 1 April 2013 all EPL articles published under the Gold Open Access scheme are to be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, or CC-BY, Licence. This allows users to re-use the content in any way they like, provided it is accurately attributed. Copyright remains with the agreed copyright owner.

This licence also makes EPL fully compliant with the RCUK's policy on open access.

Further details can be found on the IOP Publishing open access policy on the IOPscience web page.

Pricing for 2013

EPL continues to provide authors with an option of publishing articles freely accessible by all, if a single-article fee of €1,200 ($1,579) is paid prior to publication. The Open Access option is offered on submission of an article to the Editorial Office.

EPL is also pleased to announce a continuation of the policy whereby the Editor-in-Chief, with advice from the Editorial Board, has the latitude to reward outstanding letters by granting Open Access free of charge. Authors of these articles will be notified once their article has been accepted.

All submitted articles will still be subject to rigorous peer review to maintain the high standard of articles published in EPL. Authors will benefit from expert advice by the members of the Editorial Board and enjoy rapid publication in addition to open access, where applicable. Exceptional articles may be fast-tracked through production to online publication within 11 days.

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