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Journal of Plasma Physics Template

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About the Journal of Plasma Physics format

Journal of Plasma Physics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Magnetic confinement fusion research, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Plasma Physics 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Magnetic confinement fusion research Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
ISSN0022-3778
Citation impact (2-yr)2.77
h-index98
i10-index1,799
Total citations72,537
Top institutions publishing hereRuhr University Bochum
Journal websitejournals.cambridge.org
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Papers published in Journal of Plasma Physics per year

132
2014
153
2015
116
2016
104
2017
129
2018
97
2019
152
2020
144
2021
127
2022
146
2023
141
2024
158
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Plasma Physics by publication year

1.7K
2014
2.3K
2015
2.2K
2016
2.4K
2017
2.1K
2018
1.5K
2019
2.6K
2020
1.5K
2021
1.2K
2022
1.1K
2023
617
2024
390
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Plasma Physics

Anisotropy in MHD turbulence due to a mean magnetic field

John V. Shebalin, W. H. Matthaeus, David Montgomery · 1 Jun 1983

The development of anisotropy in an initially isotropie spectrum is studied numerically for two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. The anisotropy develops through the combined effects of an externally imposed d.c. magnetic field and viscous and resistive dissipation at high wavenumbers. The effect is most pronounced at high mechanical and magnetic Reynolds numbers. The anisotropy is greater at…

Variational principles of guiding centre motion

Robert G. Littlejohn · 1 Feb 1983

An elementary but rigorous derivation is given for a variational principle for guiding centre motion. The equations of motion resulting from the variational principle (the drift equations) possess exact conservation laws for phase volume, energy (for time-independent systems), and angular momentum (for azimuthally symmetric systems). The results of carrying the variational principle to higher order…

A weak turbulence theory for incompressible magnetohydrodynamics

Sébastien Galtier, Sergey Nazarenko, Alan C. Newell et al. · 1 Jun 2000

We derive a weak turbulence formalism for incompressible magnetohydrodynamics. Three-wave interactions lead to a system of kinetic equations for the spectral densities of energy and helicity. The kinetic equations conserve energy in all wavevector planes normal to the applied magnetic field B 0 ê ∥ . Numerically and analytically, we find energy spectra E ±…

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What reference style does Journal of Plasma Physics use?
Journal of Plasma Physics uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Plasma Physics 12 (2023) 45–58.
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