The journal Applied Physics is a major international scientific journal

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 published by Springer

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- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...

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The journal was established under the name Applied Physics in 1973. In 1981, the journal split its publication into two sections, issued separately:

1. Applied Physics A
   Applied Physics A
   Applied Physics A : Materials Science and Processing is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal that is published monthly by Springer. The Editor-in-Chief is Michael Stuke of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany...
   
   : Materials Science & Processing, ISSN: 0947-8396 (print version) ISSN: 1432-0630 (electronic version); specializes in Materials science
   Materials science
   Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
   
    and processing; Editor-in-Chief: Michael Stuke.
2. Applied Physics B
   Applied Physics B
   Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal, published by Springer. The Editor-in-Chief is Frank Träger of University of Kassel.-History:...
   
   : Lasers and Optics ISSN: 0946-2171 (print version) ISSN: 1432-0649 (electronic version) specializes in lasers and optics
   Optics
   Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
   
   ; Editor-in-Chief: Frank Träger

The journals are indexed in Inspec

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, Scopus

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 and the Web of Science

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They are published as "Open choice" Hybrid open access journal

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External links

• Applied Physics homepage