Contemporary Physics

Contemporary Physics has been published by Taylor & Francis since 1959 and publishes four issues per year. The subjects covered by this journal are: astrophysics, atomic and nuclear physics, chemical physics, computational physics, condensed matter physics, environmental physics, experimental physics, general physics, particle & high energy physics, plasma physics, space science, and theoretical physics.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

The journal publishes introductory review articles on a range of recent developments in physics and intends to be of particular use to undergraduates, teachers and lecturers, and those starting postgraduate studies. Contemporary Physics also contains a major section devoted to standard book reviews and essay reviews which review books in the context of the general aspects of a field which have a wide appeal.{{Cite web|year=2010|title=Journal Metrics: Contemporary Physics |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=journalMetrics&journalCode=tcph20 |access-date=Feb 24, 2021|website=Taylor & Francis}}

According to the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 5.185.{{cite book |year=2021 |chapter=Contemporary Physics |title=2020 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Web of Science Group |edition=Science |series=Web of Science}} Contemporary Physics is abstracted and indexed in Inspec, EBSCO Publishing, Current Contents, Current Mathematical Publications, Mathematical Reviews, SciSearch, and SciBase.

Contemporary Physics has attracted articles from a number of prominent scientists, including:

• Jim Al-Khalili, OBE{{Cite journal|title = Advances in optics in the medieval Islamic world|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 2015-04-03|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 109–122|volume = 56|issue = 2|doi = 10.1080/00107514.2015.1028753|first = Jim|last = Al-Khalili|bibcode = 2015ConPh..56..109A |s2cid = 122012108}}
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS{{Cite journal|title = The black hole in astrophysics: the origin of the concept and its role|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 2009-01-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 105–128|volume = 50|issue = 1|doi = 10.1080/00107510902734672|first = S.|last = Chandrasekhar|bibcode = 2009ConPh..50..105C|s2cid = 123140103}}
• Leon Cooper{{Cite journal|title = Development and properties of neural networks|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 1985-03-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 125–145|volume = 26|issue = 2|doi = 10.1080/00107518508210744|first1 = Christopher L.|last1 = Scofield|first2 = Leon N.|last2 = Cooper|bibcode = 1985ConPh..26..125S }}
• Otto Robert Frisch, FRS{{Cite journal|title = Take a photon…|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 2009-01-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 59–67|volume = 50|issue = 1|doi = 10.1080/00107510902734706|first = O. R.|last = Frisch|bibcode = 2009ConPh..50...59F|s2cid = 218541434}}
• Vitaly Ginzburg, FRS{{Cite journal|title = The problem of high temperature superconductivity|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 1968-07-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 355–374|volume = 9|issue = 4|doi = 10.1080/00107516808220090|first = V. L.|last = Ginzburg|bibcode = 1968ConPh...9..355G }}
• Stephen Hawking, CBE, FRS{{Cite journal|title = Gravitational radiation: the theoretical aspect|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 2009-01-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 93–102|volume = 50|issue = 1|doi = 10.1080/00107517208205681|first = S. W.|last = Hawking|bibcode = 1972ConPh..13..273H }}
• Sir Peter Knight, FRS (current Editor-in-Chief) {{Cite journal|title = Fundamental physics with trapped ions|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 1997-01-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 25–48|volume = 38|issue = 1|doi = 10.1080/001075197182540|first1 = G. Zs K.|last1 = Horvath|first2 = R. C.|last2 = Thompson|first3 = P. L.|last3 = Knight|bibcode = 1997ConPh..38...25H }}{{Cite web|title = Contemporary Physics - Editorial board|url = http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=tcph20#.VkmtpFXhDcs|website = www.tandfonline.com|access-date = 2015-11-16}}
• Sir Anthony James Leggett, KBE, FRS{{Cite journal|title = Schrödinger's cat and her laboratory cousins|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 2009-01-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 243–258|volume = 50|issue = 1|doi = 10.1080/00107510902734748|first = A. J.|last = Leggett|bibcode = 2009ConPh..50..243L |s2cid = 218543031}}
• Sir Nevill Francis Mott, FRS{{Cite journal|title = Electrons in glass|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 1977-05-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 225–245|volume = 18|issue = 3|doi = 10.1080/00107517708231483|first = N. F.|last = Mott|pmid = 17729558|bibcode = 1977ConPh..18..225M | s2cid=121097963 }}
• Sir John Pendry, FRS FInstP{{Cite journal|title = Negative refraction|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 2009-01-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 363–374|volume = 50|issue = 1|doi = 10.1080/00107510902734771|first = J. B.|last = Pendry|bibcode = 2009ConPh..50..363P |s2cid = 218548966}}
• Abdus Salam, KBE{{Cite journal|title = Elementary particles|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 1960-06-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 337–354|volume = 1|issue = 5|doi = 10.1080/00107516008204430|first = Abdus|last = Salam|bibcode = 1960ConPh...1..337S }}
• Arthur Leonard Schawlow{{Cite journal|title = Optical and infra-red masers|journal = Contemporary Physics|date = 1963-12-01|issn = 0010-7514|pages = 81–102|volume = 5|issue = 2|doi = 10.1080/00107516308205319|first = Arthur L.|last = Schawlow|bibcode = 1963ConPh...5...81S |hdl = 2060/19710024964|hdl-access = free}}

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