Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk
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Physics-Uspekhi is a scientific journal
, a translation of the Russia
n journal of physics, Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk , continuing since 1918. The journal publishes long review papers which are supposed to generalize and summarize previously published results, making them easier to use and to understand. The journal covers all topics of modern physics. The English version has existed since 1958, first under the name Soviet Physics Uspekhi and, after
1993, as Physics-Uspekhi.
The founder of the journal, Eduard Shpolsky
, was editor-in-chief from 1918 to his death in 1975.
Nobel prize winner Vitaly Ginzburg
, connected with the journal since before World War II
, was appointed its editor in chief in 1998. In his 2006 Nobel autobiography, Ginzburg called it "a good and useful journal" and credited its "maintenance of the highest level" to long-term editorial manager M. S. Aksentyeva.
Scientific journal
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, a translation of the Russia
Russia
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n journal of physics, Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk , continuing since 1918. The journal publishes long review papers which are supposed to generalize and summarize previously published results, making them easier to use and to understand. The journal covers all topics of modern physics. The English version has existed since 1958, first under the name Soviet Physics Uspekhi and, after
1993, as Physics-Uspekhi.
The founder of the journal, Eduard Shpolsky
Eduard Shpolsky
Eduard Vladimirovich Shpolsky, also Shpolsk'ii, Shpolskii was a Russian and Soviet physicist and educator, co-founder and lifelong editor of Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk journal .Shpolsky primary scientific contribution belongs to the field of molecular spectroscopy, particularly luminescence and...
, was editor-in-chief from 1918 to his death in 1975.
Nobel prize winner Vitaly Ginzburg
Vitaly Ginzburg
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg ForMemRS was a Soviet theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and one of the fathers of Soviet hydrogen bomb...
, connected with the journal since before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, was appointed its editor in chief in 1998. In his 2006 Nobel autobiography, Ginzburg called it "a good and useful journal" and credited its "maintenance of the highest level" to long-term editorial manager M. S. Aksentyeva.
Abstracting and indexing
This journal is indexed by the following services:- Science Citation Index
- Current Contents
- INSPEC
- Physics Abstracts
- Chemical Abstracts
- Google Scholar
- Scopus
- Chemical Abstracts Service
- Compendex
- INIS Atomindex (International Nuclear Information System)
- NASA Astrophysics Data System
External links
- UFN webpage (English)
- UFN webpage (Russian)
- Access to articles