Journal of Physical Science Advances (JPSA) aims to provide a scholarly platform for the communication of significant research findings in Physics and its allied scientific disciplines. The journal focuses on the advancement of scientific understanding through theoretical investigation, experimental observation, computational analysis, and interdisciplinary research.
An important objective of the journal is to encourage the development and application of physical concepts in addressing scientific questions across different areas of research. This includes investigations into the fundamental behaviour of matter, interactions between physical systems, material properties, mathematical descriptions of natural phenomena, and the use of computational approaches in scientific analysis.
JPSA seeks to facilitate the exchange of scientific knowledge between researchers working in related and emerging fields. By providing coverage across multiple disciplines, the journal aims to encourage research that connects established scientific principles with new methodologies, interpretations, and applications.
The journal also aims to provide an academic publication opportunity for researchers at different stages of their scientific careers. It encourages contributions that are scientifically relevant, clearly presented, and capable of contributing to further investigation in their respective subject areas.
The scope of JPSA encompasses a broad range of subjects in physical sciences and their allied disciplines. The areas outlined below represent the principal fields covered by the journal. Research may fall within one of these areas or address questions that involve more than one discipline.
These subject classifications are intended to describe the journal's principal areas of interest rather than establish rigid disciplinary boundaries. Research involving emerging topics or closely related scientific fields may also be considered where there is a clear connection to the journal's overall scope.
JPSA recognises that scientific advancement takes place through different forms of investigation. The journal therefore covers theoretical, experimental, computational, and interdisciplinary approaches. The suitability of a contribution depends on its relationship to the journal's subject areas and the scientific value of the work presented.
The journal welcomes theoretical investigations that contribute to the understanding of physical systems and scientific phenomena. This includes the development of analytical models, mathematical formulations, theoretical frameworks, and interpretations based on established physical principles.
Relevant contributions may address the behaviour of matter, interactions between physical systems, quantum phenomena, thermodynamic processes, and theoretical descriptions of material properties. Research should make its underlying assumptions, mathematical treatment, and scientific contribution clear.
Experimental studies involving the observation, measurement, and investigation of physical and material systems fall within the journal's scope. Such work may involve the development or application of experimental techniques to examine physical properties and scientific behaviour.
Contributions may include experimental investigations of materials, measurement methodologies, characterization techniques, and the interpretation of observed results. The relationship between the experimental approach, collected evidence, and conclusions should be clearly established.
JPSA considers computational investigations that use numerical techniques, simulation methods, algorithms, and mathematical models to examine problems in physical and allied sciences.
Areas of interest include computational physics, numerical modelling, simulation of material systems, computational chemistry, and data-driven scientific analysis. Submissions should explain the computational approach and demonstrate how it contributes to understanding the problem under investigation.
The journal encourages research that brings together concepts, techniques, or methodologies from multiple scientific disciplines. Interdisciplinary work is particularly relevant when the combination of different approaches provides a meaningful contribution to a scientific problem.
Examples include the application of mathematical methods to physical systems, the study of materials through combined physical and chemical approaches, and computational techniques applied to problems in quantum science, energy research, or materials science.
Many contemporary scientific problems cannot be adequately investigated through the methods of a single discipline. Developments in materials research, computational modelling, energy science, and quantum technologies increasingly involve the combined application of concepts from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and computational sciences.
In this context, JPSA encourages contributions that establish meaningful connections between disciplines. Interdisciplinary research should demonstrate how the participating fields contribute to the investigation and how their integration advances the understanding of the problem.
Research examining the relationship between physical principles and chemical behaviour, including physical chemistry, chemical physics, molecular interactions, and the properties of materials.
Studies using mathematical structures, analytical techniques, differential equations, numerical methods, and mathematical modelling to describe physical systems and scientific processes.
Investigations of the structural, electronic, optical, magnetic, thermal, and other physical properties of materials, including their theoretical description and experimental characterization.
Research employing computational modelling, numerical simulation, scientific algorithms, and data analysis to investigate complex physical and material systems.
Scientific studies concerning energy-related materials, functional materials, energy conversion principles, and the physical processes relevant to sustainable technologies.
The journal's interdisciplinary orientation is intended to support scientific exchange across conventional subject boundaries while maintaining a clear emphasis on the physical sciences and their applications.
The journal publishes different forms of scholarly contributions to facilitate the communication of original findings, critical discussions, and focused scientific developments.
Original research articles present new scientific findings, theoretical developments, experimental observations, or computational results. They should communicate a clearly defined research problem, explain the methodology adopted, present the results, and discuss their scientific significance.
The contribution should demonstrate originality and provide sufficient information for readers to understand the research approach and its findings.
Review articles provide a structured examination of research developments within a specific scientific subject. They may bring together findings from different studies, discuss established theories, examine emerging directions, and identify unresolved questions.
A useful review should go beyond listing previous publications and provide a meaningful synthesis of the available scientific literature.
Short communications are intended for concise presentation of focused scientific findings, observations, or developments. They may communicate a specific result, a new observation, or a limited but significant contribution within the journal's subject areas.
The presentation should remain focused on the central finding while providing adequate scientific context and supporting evidence.
These contributions focus on the use of theoretical frameworks, mathematical analysis, numerical methods, and computational techniques to investigate scientific problems.
Relevant studies may include model development, computational analysis, numerical investigation, and theoretical interpretation of physical or material systems.
Contributions submitted to JPSA should demonstrate a clear relationship to at least one of the scientific areas identified in this scope statement. The subject of a manuscript, its research objectives, and the methods used should collectively establish its relevance to the journal.
Research addressing more than one discipline should explain the scientific relationship between those disciplines and identify the contribution made by their combined approach. Interdisciplinary terminology alone does not establish interdisciplinary relevance; the connection should be evident in the research itself.
The journal's scope is not restricted to the specific examples listed on this page. Related and emerging research topics may fall within its coverage when they make a substantive contribution to Physics or an allied scientific discipline.
The stated aims and scope provide the subject framework for considering manuscripts submitted to the journal. The relationship of a manuscript to the journal's disciplinary coverage is an important consideration during editorial assessment.
Scope relevance should be considered alongside the scientific content, originality, clarity, and suitability of the submission. Inclusion of a subject within this scope does not itself imply acceptance or guarantee publication.
