Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is a peer-reviewed journal of theoretical physics published by IOP Publishing, the Bristol-based publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, and its lineage reaches back to 1874 and the flagship journal of the Physical Society of London.《物理学杂志 A（数学与理论）》（Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical）是一份理论物理同行评审期刊，由英国物理学会旗下、设于布里斯托尔的 IOP Publishing 出版，其谱系可上溯至 1874 年伦敦物理学会的旗舰会刊。

The present title was adopted with volume 40 in 2007, the journal appears in 50 issues a year, and its 2025 Journal Citation Reports impact factor stands at 1.9 with a five-year figure of 2.1.现用题名自 2007 年第 40 卷启用，期刊每年出版 50 期，2025 年《期刊引证报告》影响因子为 1.9，五年影响因子 2.1。

Established under the Journal of Physics A label in 1968, the weekly serial anchors itself in mathematical physics, reaching from statistical mechanics and quantum theory to field theory and complex systems.该刊于 1968 年取得 Journal of Physics A 名号，以周刊形态运行，核心立足数学物理，范围自统计力学与量子理论延展到场论及复杂系统。

Scope

• The declared scope reports research on the mathematical structures that describe fundamental processes of the physical world, together with the analytical, computational and numerical methods for exploring those structures.其自述宗旨是报道描述物理世界基本过程的数学结构，并刊载探索这些结构的分析、计算与数值方法研究。
• In its own description the journal is a major venue for theoretical physics, holding a position between physics and modern mathematics.按出版方自述，这是一份理论物理的主要期刊，处于物理与现代数学的交界地带。
• One subject section gathers statistical physics, covering nonequilibrium systems, computational methods and modern equilibrium theory.统计物理设有专门板块，涵盖非平衡系统、计算方法与现代平衡理论。
• Chaos and complex systems fill a second section, hosting work on dynamical systems and stochastic structures.混沌与复杂系统归入第二个板块，收拢动力系统与随机性结构方向的研究。
• Mathematical physics forms a third section concerned with the formulation and internal structure of physical theories.数学物理自成一辑，关注物理理论的表述与其内部结构。
• Quantum mechanics and quantum information theory are handled in a section of their own.量子力学与量子信息理论设有独立板块。
• Field theory and string theory make up another section spanning classical and quantum constructions.场论与弦理论构成又一个板块，兼跨经典与量子两类理论构造。
• Fluid and plasma theory has its own section for continuum-level mathematical modelling.流体与等离子体理论单独设板块，容纳连续尺度上的数学建模工作。
• Biological models close the list as a further section for physical mathematics applied to living systems.生物模型作为又一个板块收尾，接纳面向生命系统的物理数学工具。
• Papers must make a substantial, original and correct contribution to one or more of these sections to qualify for publication.论文须对上述一个或多个板块的主题做出实质、原创与正确的贡献方有刊用资格。
• Mathematics-led submissions face a standing editorial requirement of clear motivation from actual or potential application to physical phenomena.以数学为主的文章须有来自实际或潜在物理现象应用的清晰动机，此为编辑部一贯要求。
• Beyond original research papers the journal carries review articles, invited topical reviews and themed focus issues.除原创研究论文外，期刊还刊出综述文章、受邀专题述评与成组主题特刊。
• Such collections survey hot fronts of mathematical physics and give the journal its broad coverage across the two disciplines.这些合集纵览数学物理的活跃前沿，构成刊物横跨两个学科的整体覆盖面。

History

• The origin lies in the Proceedings of the Physical Society of London, founded in 1874 as the communications vehicle of the Physical Society.源头是 1874 年创刊的 Proceedings of the Physical Society of London，即伦敦物理学会的会刊。
• From 1958 the Proceedings was issued in sectional form, and Section A, under ISSN 0370-1328, is the direct ancestor of the present journal.自 1958 年起该会刊分辑出版，其中 A 辑（ISSN 0370-1328）为本刊直接前身。
• In 1968 the sections were reorganised under the Journal of Physics name, and Section A became Journal of Physics A: General Physics, restarting volume numbering at 1 under ISSN 0022-3689.1968 年各辑并入 Journal of Physics 系列，A 辑改称 Journal of Physics A: General Physics（ISSN 0022-3689），卷号自 1 重排。
• The title broadened in 1973 to Journal of Physics A: Mathematical, Nuclear and General, issued under ISSN 0301-0015 for volumes 6 and 7.1973 年题名扩展为 Journal of Physics A: Mathematical, Nuclear and General，以 ISSN 0301-0015 刊行第 6 与 7 两卷。
• From 1975, beginning with volume 8, the journal took the name Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General under ISSN 0305-4470.1975 年第 8 卷起，刊物定名 Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General（ISSN 0305-4470）。
• That title then endured some three decades across volumes 8 to 39, still unchanged in Crossref records of 1996.这一题名此后沿用约三十年，覆盖第 8 至 39 卷，1996 年的 Crossref 存档中仍未变动。
• Electronic availability began in 1991, and by 2002 the entire back archive had been digitised, the first step of a larger project covering all Institute publishing holdings.1991 年启动电子获取，2002 年全部回溯档案完成数字化，成为学会整体档案数字工程的首步。
• Volume 40 of 2007 introduced the current name Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, with print ISSN 1751-8113 and electronic ISSN 1751-8121 registered.2007 年第 40 卷启用现名 Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical，登记印刷版 ISSN 1751-8113 与网络版 ISSN 1751-8121。
• The National Library of Medicine began cataloguing the serial under this title in 2007, recording the country of publication as England.美国国家医学图书馆（NLM）自 2007 年起以现名编目该刊，著录出版国为英格兰。
• That catalogue notes a weekly cadence except for the last two weeks of December, matching the self-described run of 50 issues a year.同一编目注明除 12 月最后两周外每周刊发，与自述的年出 50 期吻合。
• The Physical Society evolved into the Institute of Physics along the way, and IOP Publishing Ltd from Dirac House in Bristol remains the imprint on every volume.伦敦物理学会在岁月中演化为英国物理学会，设于布里斯托尔 Dirac House 的 IOP Publishing Ltd 至今仍是各卷的出版印记。
• Journal Citation Reports places the title in two SCIE categories, physics, mathematical and physics, multidisciplinary, both quartile Q2 in 2025 with rank 24 of 61 in the first.《期刊引证报告》把刊物归入两个 SCIE 类目，2025 年均为 Q2，数学物理类目排名 24/61。
• The impact factor read 2.331 in 2022, 2.0 in 2023, 2.1 in 2024 and 1.9 in 2025, alongside about 29,700 total citations and a cited half-life of 15.9 years.影响因子 2022 年为 2.331，2023 年 2.0，2024 年 2.1，2025 年 1.9，总被引约 2.97 万次，被引半衰期 15.9 年。
• Access policy is hybrid, authors may pay to release papers under a CC BY 3.0 licence, and Clarivate puts the 2025 gold open access share at 67.86 percent.该刊实行混合开放获取，作者可付费以 CC BY 3.0 协议公开论文，Clarivate 统计 2025 年金色开放获取占比 67.86%。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Joseph A Minahan of Uppsala Universitet in Sweden, working on integrable models and the AdS/CFT correspondence.现任主编为瑞典 Uppsala Universitet 的 Joseph A Minahan，研究面向可积模型与 AdS/CFT 对应。
• He succeeded Martin Evans of the University of Edinburgh, who had been named editor-in-chief in 2014.其前任为爱丁堡大学的 Martin Evans，后者于 2014 年获任主编。
• Around the editor sits an international board of practising theoretical physicists, with Chinese institutions represented, a Ningbo University professor joining in 2025.主编之下是由一线理论物理学家组成的国际编委队伍，中国机构在其列，宁波大学一位教授于 2025 年获聘编委。
• Submissions enter through the IOP authors portal at authors.iop.org and are managed by the editorial office in Bristol.投稿经 IOP 在线门户 authors.iop.org 进入，日常处理落在布里斯托尔编辑部。
• Incoming manuscripts are routed to the seven subject sections, with the substantial, original and correct standard applied at editorial screening.来稿按七个主题板块分流处理，编辑部初筛即施以实质、原创与正确的衡量标准。
• Mathematics-flavoured papers face an extra question at review, whether a real or potential physical application visibly motivates the work.数学色彩较浓的稿件在评审中多出一道追问，即实际或潜在的物理应用是否可见地驱动了这项工作。
• Journal-page statistics report a median of 7 days from submission to first assessment without review, rising to 74 days once external review is used.期刊页面数据显示，投稿至初审决定中位耗时 7 天，送外审后为 74 天。
• Editors pledge prompt assessment of submissions while holding high standards, a stated aim behind the journal's fast editorial handling.编辑部承诺快速评估来稿并坚持高标准，此语正是其编辑流程提速方针的自述。
• Themed focus issues are curated by invited guest editors, including a collection on the Dirac operator and a 2024 issue marking the centenary of Bose statistics.主题特刊由客座编辑受邀组稿，代表性专辑有 Dirac 算子专题与 2024 年纪念 Bose 统计诞生百年特刊。
• Such focus issues may be run jointly with sister titles, the Dirac operator collection being organised with Journal of Physics: Complexity.特刊可与同社姊妹刊联办，上述 Dirac 算子专辑即与 Journal of Physics: Complexity 共同组稿。
• Open access remains optional, most content continuing behind the subscription model, with gold open papers accounting for roughly two thirds of 2025 output.开放获取始终是可选项，多数内容仍循订阅通道，2025 年金色开放论文约占刊出总量的三分之二。
• All content is published in English, and the catalogue abbreviation J Phys A Math Theor has been in steady use since the 2007 renaming.全部内容以英文刊出，编目缩写 J Phys A Math Theor 自 2007 年更名后稳定沿用。