Journal metric profile

PHYSICS TEACHER

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 68/86 Recorded category rank

PHYSICS TEACHER JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

PHYSICS TEACHER is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by AMER ASSN PHYSICS TEACHERS. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.600, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q4.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 68 out of 86 journals in its listed category. A Q4 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 1,542 total citations, 153 total articles, 153 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.700, which is 0.100 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.300. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.140.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 9.2 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 12.7 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

PHYSICS TEACHER is identified in this record by print ISSN 0031-921X and electronic ISSN 1943-4928. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal namePHYSICS TEACHER
Abbreviated journalPHYS TEACH
PublisherAMER ASSN PHYSICS TEACHERS
Metric year2025
Overall rank16,044
ISSN0031-921X
eISSN1943-4928
Total cites1,542
Total articles153
Citable items153
Cited half-life9.2 years
Citing half-life12.7 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.600
5-Year Impact Factor0.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.140
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank68/86
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of PHYSICS TEACHER?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for PHYSICS TEACHER is 0.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is PHYSICS TEACHER?

PHYSICS TEACHER is listed in quartile Q4. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes PHYSICS TEACHER?

PHYSICS TEACHER is listed as being published by AMER ASSN PHYSICS TEACHERS.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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