Open Plasma Science
Open Plasma Science (OPS) is a peer-reviewed journal launched in 2024 publishing articles in English. OPS reports on original theoretical, experimental, numerical and applied research concerning plasma science in the broadest sense. Topics of interest include, but are not limited, to
There is no cost whatsoever to both readers and authors. We are committed to fully respecting the principles of open science without jeopardizing the finances of authors and the institutions that employ them.
We are committed to high standards of publication. Our international editorial board ensures that all submitted papers receive high quality feedback, chooses carefully the reviewers and allows them sufficient time to produce their report.
Authors retain full copyright of their works, which are published under a standard open access license (Creative Commons 4.0). The journal encourages the use of the CC BY license.
When an article is submitted on an Open Archive, one of the Creative Commons (CC) licenses has to be selected unless otherwise required by employers or funding agencies. Many science funders specifically require the CC BY license. There will be no copyright transfer to the journal: authors retain the copyright and merely grant the journal the right to publish the article through the CC Open Access license.
Although not a requirement for publication, the journal recommends that any research software source code and data sets associated with the submitted manuscript be made publicly available. This can be done, and a citable DOI identifier obtained, through repositories such as
Long term archiving, as well as reproducibility of the results provided in a research article, are equally important. Accordingly, any link to a personal professional webpage is not recommended since durability is in general not guaranteed. Both repositories cited above assign a permanent identifier to all their deposits, which can then be cited in articles submitted to the journal. All other institutional repositories offering long-term archiving facilities are also acceptable. Authors are invited to read a detailed article on the good practices for Software and Data citations.
Good data and software management is key to ensuring dissemination of knowledge and innovation. Possible reuse by the scientific community after publication is made possible through the four foundational FAIR principles, namely: Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability. Contributors should be aware of these principles when submitting a paper to OPS.
Rights holder: Author
License: CC BY
Authorised locations:
Open access on the journal’s website
Any website
Conditions: The original publication in the journal must be cited.
Last updated: October 8, 2026