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Communications Physics vs Physical Review Research
Communications Physics: $4,190 · Physical Review Research: $2,755 — list APC checked 23 August 2026. Waivers, read-and-publish and indexing below.
Communications Physics charges $4,190 and Physical Review Research charges $2,755 per article (list price before tax, checked 23 August 2026) — Physical Review Research is $1,435 cheaper at list. Your country's waiver tier or a read-and-publish agreement can flip that.
Where each stands
| Communications Physics | Physical Review Research | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer Nature | American Physical Society |
| Field | physics | physics |
| Quartile | Q1 | Q1 |
| APC (list) | $4,190 | $2,755 |
| Waiver basis | World Bank income | Research4Life (Group A full, lower-middle reduced) |
| Read & Publish | Yes | Yes |
| Scopus | Yes | Yes |
| Web of Science | Yes | Yes |
| PubMed | No | No |
| DOAJ | Yes | Yes |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 | CC BY 4.0 |
Which should you submit to
- At list price, Physical Review Research is $1,435 cheaper — $2,755 against $4,190.
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