Contemporary Physics

Contemporary Physics is a Taylor & Francis review journal founded in 1959 that presents commissioned introductory review articles on recent developments in physics for undergraduates, teachers and researchers, with a 2025 impact factor of 5.0（Contemporary Physics）是 Taylor & Francis 出版的综述型期刊，1959 年创刊，刊载面向本科生、教师与研究者的物理最新进展入门综述，2025 年影响因子为 5.0。

Scope

• It presents authoritative and lucid introductory review articles on important recent developments in physics刊载关于物理学重要最新进展的权威而明晰的入门综述。
• The articles are specially commissioned from experts in their field and are placed within a broader context of contemporary research, industrial possibilities and applications文章由各领域专家特邀撰写，并置于当代研究、产业可能与应用的大背景之下。
• It is of particular use to undergraduates, teachers, lecturers and those beginning postgraduate studies who wish to be introduced to a new area尤便于希望了解新领域的本科生、教师、讲师与研究生新生。
• Readers are expected to follow the articles without reference to other material, and authors provide full reference lists读者无需参照其他材料即可读懂文章，作者须提供完整参考文献。
• It covers all branches of physics, from astrophysics, atomic and nuclear physics and chemical physics to condensed matter, particle and high-energy physics, plasma physics and theoretical physics覆盖物理各分支，从天体物理、原子与核物理、化学物理到凝聚态物理、粒子与高能物理、等离子体物理与理论物理。
• Book reviews and essay reviews form a significant part of the journal, and the article types are review articles, book reviews and editorials书评与随笔式书评构成该刊的重要板块，文章类型为综述、书评与社论。

History

• It was founded in 1959, with volume 1, number 1 in October 1959, and has been published by Taylor & Francis throughout该刊 1959 年创刊，第一卷第一期于 1959 年十月出版，自始由 Taylor & Francis 出版。
• It was issued six times a year in its early years and now appears quarterly with four issues a year该刊早年每年六期，现为每年四期的季刊。
• A fiftieth anniversary special issue appeared with volume 50 in 20092009 年该刊以第五十卷推出五十周年特刊。^[1]
• It is a commission-led review journal and has not converted to open access, although individual articles may be open access该刊为以约稿为主的综述期刊，未转为开放获取，但个别文章可开放获取。
• Its impact factor rose from 3.3 in 2024 to 5.0 in 2025其影响因子由 2024 年的 3.3 升至 2025 年的 5.0。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Stephen Blundell, professor of physics at the University of Oxford, whose field is quantum materials and who works on muon-spin rotation studies of magnetism and superconductivity现任主编 Stephen Blundell，牛津大学物理学教授，研究量子材料，并以缪子自旋旋转研究磁性与超导电性。
• The book reviews editor is Peter Torok of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore书评编辑为新加坡南洋理工大学的 Peter Torok。
• There are twelve editors, including Frank Close, Joe P. Conlon, Kishen Dholakia, Richard Ellis, Peter Knight and Tom Lancaster另有十二位编辑，包括 Frank Close、Joe P. Conlon、Kishen Dholakia、Richard Ellis、Peter Knight 与 Tom Lancaster。
• Gerd Leuchs, Claudia Maraston, Peter V. E. McClintock, Gerard J. Milburn, Martin Plenio and Aneta Stefanovska complete the team, which is based mainly in the United Kingdom团队还包括 Gerd Leuchs、Claudia Maraston、Peter V. E. McClintock、Gerard J. Milburn、Martin Plenio 与 Aneta Stefanovska，主要在英国。
• All articles are commissioned from experts and peer review is single anonymised, and submissions are made through the publisher's author submission system全部文章由专家特邀撰写，同行评审为单盲，投稿经出版方的作者投稿系统提交。