Physics (magazine)
| Editor | Gene D. Sprouse |
|---|---|
| Categories | Physics |
| Publisher | American Physical Society |
| First issue | 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | physics |
| ISSN | 1943-2879 |
| OCLC | 819219406 |
Physics is an open access online publication containing commentaries on the best of the peer-reviewed research published in the journals of the American Physical Society. The editor-in-chief of Physics is Gene D. Sprouse.[1] It highlights papers in Physical Review Letters and the Physical Review family of journals.[1] The journal was established in 2008.[2]
Features
Physics contains three types of commentaries on research papers: journalistic articles ("Focus"), in depth pieces written by active researchers ("Viewpoints"), and short summaries of a research paper ("Synopsis") written by editorial staff.[1] Readers get free access to the underlying research papers on which the commentaries are based.