| Discipline | Natural sciences | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Edited by | Sergei Odintsov | 
| Publication details | |
| History | 2009–present | 
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly | 
| Yes | |
| License | CC BY | 
| 2.7 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Symmetry | 
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | SYMMAM | 
| ISSN | 2073-8994 | 
| OCLC no. | 652357646 | 
| Links | |
Symmetry is a monthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by MDPI covering several aspects of theories and applications related to symmetry/asymmetry phenomena in the natural sciences. The journal was established in 2009 and the editor-in-chief is Sergei Odintsov (Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies). The journal features occasional special issues on specific selected topics.[1]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Chemical Abstracts Service[2]
 - Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences[3]
 - EBSCO databases[4]
 - Inspec[5]
 - MathSciNet (2009–2017)[6]
 - Metadex[4]
 - ProQuest databases[4]
 - Science Citation Index Expanded[3]
 - Scopus[7]
 - zbMATH Open (2009-2020)[8]
 
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 2.7.[9]
Awards
Since 2018, the journal confers a "young investigator award" in recognition of excellence in the fields of symmetry phenomena in the natural sciences. The award consists of 2000 Swiss francs, an offer to publish a paper free of charge following peer review, and an engraved plaque. The journal also confers various other awards, typically on a yearly basis,[10] and chooses a small number of articles judged to be of particular interest or importance to the field, which are selected as "Editor's Choice".[11]
References
- ↑ "Special issues". Symmetry. MDPI.
 - ↑ "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
 - 1 2 "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
 - 1 2 3 "Symmetry". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
 - ↑ "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
 - ↑ "Journal list–S". MathSciNet. American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
 - ↑ "Source details: Symmetry". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
 - ↑ "Symmetry". zbMATH Open. Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
 - ↑ "Symmetry". 2022 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2023.
 - ↑ "Awards". Symmetry. MDPI.
 - ↑ "Editor's Choice". Symmetry. MDPI.