Physics Letters A offers an exciting publication outlet for novel and frontier physics. It encourages the submission of new research on: condensed matter physics, theoretical physics, nonlinear science, statistical physics, mathematical and computational physics, general and cross-disciplinary physics (including foundations), atomic, molecular and cluster physics, plasma and fluid physics, optical physics, biological physics and nanoscience. No articles on High Energy and Nuclear Physics are published in Physics Letters A. The journal's high standard and wide dissemination ensures a broad readership amongst the physics community. Rapid publication times and flexible length restrictions give Physics Letters A the edge over other journals in the field.

《Physics Letters A》是一本由ELSEVIER出版商出版的专业物理期刊，该刊创刊于1967年，刊期Weekly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：物理 3区，小类学科：物理：综合 3区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖物理：综合等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外物理：综合工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为2.707，平均审稿速度约2.8个月。