The ''European Journal of Physics'' is a

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ed,

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dedicated to maintaining and improving the standard of

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. The journal, published since 1980, is now published by

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on behalf of the

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. The current

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is Mojca Čepič of the Ljubljana University, Slovenia. It does not include original

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, but rather: *Surveys of research at a level accessible to students *Original insights into the derivation of results *Descriptions of new laboratory exercises *Scholarly or reflective articles at appropriate levels *Descriptions of successful original student projects *Discussions of the

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and

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. *Reports of new developments in methods for teaching physics and in the physics curriculum. The journal had an

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of 0.6 for 2023, according to the

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. It is indexed In

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, Engineering Index/Ei Compendex,

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, Zentralblatt für Mathematik, and other services.

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''European Journal of Physics'' websiteIOP Publishing
{{DEFAULTSORT:European Journal Of Physics IOP Publishing academic journals Academic journals established in 1980 English-language journals Academic journals associated with international learned and professional societies of Europe Physics education journals European Physical Society

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