Interactions
ISSN 3005-0731 · Switzerland · active 2017–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q2
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 3.4
- SJR
- 0.495
- h-index
- 20
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 8 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Interactions is Q2 in all 4 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | Q2 | #41 of 94 |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | Q2 | #94 of 229 |
| Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | Q2 | #94 of 191 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | Q2 | #176 of 443 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 5.21
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 118
OpenAlex counts about 3.4 citations per paper over two years; Scopus, through Scimago, counts 5.21 per document. The two databases index different journals, documents and citations, so the figures differ. Neither is a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Interactions is Q2 in all 4 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Nuclear and High Energy Physics: Q2, #41 of 94), with SJR 0.495 (Scimago) and an h-index of 20 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to acceptance
- 82 days (median)Estimated from our library (10 papers)
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusPubMed
- Access status:
- hybrid. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Interactions a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Interactions. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Interactions indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Interactions appears in: Scopus, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Interactions?
Papers in Interactions are cited about 3.4 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q2, with an h-index of 20. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Interactions (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Interactions is Q2 in all 4 of its subject categories. By category: Nuclear and High Energy Physics: Q2, #41 of 94; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: Q2, #94 of 229; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry: Q2, #94 of 191; Condensed Matter Physics: Q2, #176 of 443. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Interactions is cited about 3.4 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 20.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Interactions?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Interactions. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q2, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Interactions open access?
Our index records its access status as "hybrid". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does Interactions take to publish a paper?
Submission to acceptance for Interactions takes about 82 days (median) — Estimated from our library (n=10 papers). Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Interactions.
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