''Applied Physics Express'' or ''APEX'' is a

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publishing letters, with usually no more than three pages per (concise) article. The main purpose is to rapidly publish original, timely, and novel

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. As part of its aim, the journal intends for papers to be novel research that has a strong impact on relevant fields and

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. It is notable that the journal considers satisfaction of this criterion as showing the paper merits priority handling in the

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and publication processes. In keeping with this aim, its issues are published online on a weekly basis. The print version is published monthly.About ''APEX''
. Apex.ipap.jp. Retrieved on 2013-06-20. The journal is the successor of '' Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 2'', i.e., the ''letter'' and ''express letter'' sections.

Indexing and abstracting

APEX is abstracted and indexed in ''

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'', SCImago Journal Rank,

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, and

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.Thomson-Reuters SCIENCE Journal Search (Retrieved April 30, 2010)
Science.thomsonreuters.com (2013-04-02). Retrieved on 2013-06-20.

References

Physics journals Academic journals of Japan Monthly journals Publications established in 2008 English-language journals Japan Society of Applied Physics academic journals IOP Publishing academic journals {{physics-journal-stub

Indexing and abstracting

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