Aims In response to the rapidly changing open access (OA) landscape, Elsevier brings the high standards of excellence of its established physics journal suite to Physics Open, a gold open access journal that seeks full research articles in all areas of physics and related interdisciplinary areas, be it fundamental or applied. The journal will cover theoretical, computational as well as experimental research. The Board of Editors consists of a selection of editors from the Elsevier physics journal suite. The Board is committed to extending the high standards of excellence of their respective journals to this new journal. Publishing in Physics Open allows authors to publish gold OA, while benefitting from the knowledge of experienced Editors and their partner journals at the same time. Physics Open will allow for data transfers from the partner journals, as well as for direct submissions. Physics Open offers: • Support from a range of established, partnering Elsevier physics journals • A fair and rigorous peer review process • Showcasing of associated data and software • High visibility and individual article promotion Scope Physics Open spans a wide range of original research in physics published in the following sections: • Acoustics • Atomic and molecular physics • Biological physics • Chemical physics • Condensed matter physics • Fluids and plasmas • Instruments and instrumentation • Lasers, optics and photonics • Materials physics • Mathematical physics • Nanoscience & nanotechnology • Nonlinear science • Particle and high energy physics • Quantum physics • Statistical physics All submitted manuscripts are fully peer-reviewed and after acceptance, an Article Processing Charge (APC) is charged to cover all editorial, production, and archiving costs. Accepted papers are freely accessible to anyone.