Physical Review X (PRX) is a highly selective, open access journal covering all areas of physics that was started in 2011. It has already achieved a high impact factor of over 8 in 2013. PRX publishes important, in-depth articles across physics topics without page limits and provides enhanced content like nontechnical summaries. It offers specialized sections on emerging fields and its editors are actively engaged in the review process. PRX aims to publish cutting-edge, high impact papers and continue growing in both quantity and quality of submissions.

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What
is
Physical
Review
X?
And
why
is
it
a
journal
for
you?
Jorge
Pullin
Ling
Miao
Manolis
Antonoyiannakis
Physical
Review
X
(PRX)
is
already
being
recognized
as
a
top-­‐quality
journal
in
physics.
• What
is
PRX?
• What
are
its
current
standards
and
strengths?
• How
will
it
grow
&
evolve
in
the
coming
years?
• Why
is
PRX
a
journal
for
you?
• Q
&
A
session
Outline

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• Started
in
May
2011
• Covers
all
physics
• Highly
selecTve
• Open
access
($1500/arTcle)
• Online
only
• Cross-­‐topic,
cross-­‐field,
cross-­‐discipline
• No
length
limit
• Impact
Factor:
6.7
in
2012,
>8
in
2013
• Editors:
3
+
one
new
posiTon
open
PRX:
Facts
and
history
• Acceptance
rate
~
25%
(for
2012
submissions)
• Editorial
rejecTon
rate
60%
• Current
submissions:
~1100/year
(conservaTve)
PRX:
Facts
and
history
38
70
94
4
13
20
2011
2012
2013
Published
&
highlighted*
ar1cles
*
in
scienTfic
and
popular
press
1
in
5
PRX
papers
gets
highlighted
conservaTve
Based
on
Q1
‘14

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• Acceptance
rate
~
25%
(for
2012
submissions)
• Editorial
rejecTon
rate
60%
• Current
submissions:
~1100/year
(conservaTve)
PRX:
Facts
and
history
38
70
94
4
13
20
2011
2012
2013
Published
&
highlighted*
ar1cles
*
in
scienTfic
and
popular
press
1
in
5
PRX
papers
gets
highlighted
conservaTve
1
in
5
PRX
papers
gets
highlighted
in:
APS
Physics,
Science,
Nature,
Nature
Physics,
Nature
Photonics,
Nature
Materials,
Nature
Nanotechnology,
Condensed
Maier
Physics
Journal
Club,
Physics
Today,
Physics
World,
Scien8fic
American,
NY
Times,
BBC
News,
Wired,
MIT
Technology
Review,
major
naTonal
newspapers
worldwide,
reputable
blogs,
etc.
Based
on
Q1
‘14
What
else
PRX
offers
•
Enhanced
content
delivery:
Nontechnical
Popular
Summary;
AiracTve
key
image;
Teaser;
In-­‐arTcle
live
video
links;
Topic-­‐based
browsing
First
APS
journal
to
do
so!

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What
else
PRX
offers
•
Special
SecTons
Showcasing
Hot
and
Emerging
Fields:
1st
:
Special
SecTon
on
Metamaterials
Ø More
to
come!
Ø
3
of
the
5
papers
received
coverage
in
internaTonal
press
High-­‐Level
Editorial
Engagement
in
Editorial/Review
Process:
•
AcTve,
Well-­‐informed
Editorial
Assessment
&
Decisions
Ø
EssenTal
reading
of
the
manuscript
in
quesTon
Ø
Relevant
literature
search
(WoS,
Google
Scholar/arXiv,
APS
database)
Ø
CollecTve
discussion
among
the
editors
Ø
ConsultaTon
with
the
Editorial
Board
Ø
AcTve,
personalized
interacTons
with
referees
&
authors
u
Specific
quesTons
to
referees
for,
and
aqer,
their
reviews
to
obtain
clearly
oriented
and
substanTve
reports
u
QuesTons
&
queries
to
authors
for
addiTonal,
relevant
informaTon
Ø
Careful
choices
of
perTnent
referees
Well-­‐informed
and
clear
editorial
decisions:
Minimize“Arbitrariness”
Thoughrul,
reasoned
iniTal
editorial
rejecTon;
•
Prompt,
personal
response
to
the
needs
and
requests
of
authors
&
referees

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• Cusng-­‐edge
• In-­‐depth
(no
length
limit)
• High-­‐visibility
• Game
changing
papers
(“killer”
papers)
• PRX
is
a
highly
selecTve
journal
[*]
• We
want
to
grow
both
in
quality
and
in
quanTty
[*]
acceptance
rate:
25%
Upfront
editorial
rejecTon
rates:
60%
%
PRX
papers
highlighted
in
APS
Physics:
10%
%
PRX
papers
highlighted
in
scienTfic/popular
press:
21%
%
zero-­‐cited
papers,
on
the
year
aqer
publicaTon:
4%
What
papers
we
are
looking
for
PRX
Has
the
Momentum
and
PotenTal
To
Go
Much
Higher
•
Submissions
and
publicaTons
growing
both
in
number
and
in
quality:
A
“surge”
expected
to
come
midsummer
2014
•
Topical
coverage
expanding,
more
Special
SecTons
•
Visibility
and
presTge
increasing
•
Tail
wind
from
global
open-­‐access
movement
• Expect
the
IF
to
conTnue
to
grow:
6.72012
à
>82013
à
>92014

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PRX
Has
the
Momentum
and
PotenTal
To
Go
Much
Higher
•
Submissions
and
publicaTons
growing
both
in
number
and
in
quality:
A
“surge”
expected
to
come
midsummer
2014
•
Topical
coverage
expanding,
more
Special
SecTons
•
Visibility
and
presTge
increasing
•
Tail
wind
from
global
open-­‐access
movement
• Expect
the
IF
to
conTnue
to
grow:
6.72012
à
>82013
à
>92014
2012
Journal
CitaTon
Reports:
83
journals
in
category
Physics,
Mul8disciplinary
expected
• Editors
outside
their
subject
comfort
zone
(few
editors
to
cover
all
physics
areas)
• Surge
in
submissions
(summer-­‐2013;
anTcipated
summer-­‐2014)
• Open
access:
Barrier
for
some
potenTal
authors;
but
also
tends
to
decrease
frivolous
submissions
• Journal
sTll
young
Main
challenges

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Join
us
in
making
PRX
a
major
player
in
physics
publishing
Thank
you!