History and Evolution of Annalen der Physik
– Annalen der Physik is one of the oldest scientific journals on physics, published since 1799.
– The journal is the successor to Journal der Physik (1790-1794) and Neues Journal der Physik (1795-1797).
– Prior to 2008, its ISO 4 abbreviation was Ann. Phys. (Leipzig), after 2008 it became Ann. Phys. (Berl.).
– The journal has been published under various names during its history.
– After German reunification, the journal was acquired by Wiley-VCH.
Language of Publication
– Originally, Annalen der Physik was published in German.
– From the 1950s to the 1980s, it was published in both German and English.
– German-speaking authors increasingly wrote in English from the 1970s to reach an international audience.
– After the German reunification in 1990, English became the only language of the journal.
Importance and Impact
– Annalen der Physik reached its peak importance in 1905 with Albert Einstein’s Annus Mirabilis papers.
– In the 1920s, the journal lost ground to the concurrent Zeitschrift für Physik.
– During Nazi Germany, it was considered to represent the more conservative elements within the German physics community.
– Publication ceased between 1944 and 1946 due to World War II.
– Annalen der Physik has a 2015 impact factor of 3.443, ranking it 11th out of 79 journals in the category Physics Multidisciplinary.
Relaunch and Editors
– A relaunch of the journal with new editor and contents was announced for 2012.
– With each editor, the numbering of volumes restarted from 1.
– The journal was often referred to by the editor’s name, such as Gilbert’s Annalen or Poggendorf’s Annalen.
– Experimentalists Wilhelm Wien and Eduard Grüneisen, along with theoretician Max Planck, served as editors.
– Peer-review was not yet standard, and manuscripts were often published by the editor.
References and Related Topics
– List of physics journals is a related topic.
– References include works by The Editorial Team of Annalen der Physik, Klaus Hentschel, and Guido Fuchs. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annalen_der_Physik
