EPL publishes original, high-quality Letters in all areas of physics, ranging from condensed matter topics and interdisciplinary research to astrophysics, geophysics, plasma and fusion sciences, including those with application potential.

As of January 2022, EPL publishes articles under a new list of sections. These 10 sections replace the former PACS sections. The following list provides more details on the EPL sections. When you submit your article, please select the section most applicable to the topic of your article (only one section can be selected). If your paper is accepted, it will be published in the Section of your choice in an EPL issue.

General physics
Includes classical and quantum physics, acoustics, special relativity, and all topics not covered elsewhere
Statistical physics and networks
Includes classical and quantum thermodynamics, kinetic theory and machine learning
Mathematical and interdisciplinary physics
Includes geophysics, climate, social systems, complexity
Fluid and nonlinear dynamics
Includes chaos, turbulence, micro and nanofluidic
Nuclear and plasma physics, particles and fields
Includes nonlinear phenomena in plasmas, particle models and particle interactions, experimental methods
Atomic, molecular and optical physics
Includes classical electromagnetism and quantum optics, lasers, cold atoms and matter waves, chemical physics
Condensed matter and materials physics
Includes electronic, thermodynamic and mechanical structure, magnetism, mesoscopic physics, superconductivity and topological phases
Biological and soft matter physics
Includes biological complexity, rheology, granular media, polymers, phase transitions and thermodynamic properties
Quantum information
Includes quantum processing, quantum computation, quantum protocols, quantum simulation, and quantum sensing
Gravitation, cosmology and astrophysics
Includes general relativity, quantum gravity, dark matter, inflation, gravitational waves