The Journal of Low Temperature Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal including original papers and review articles in the area of low temperature physics and cryogenics. Special issues dedicated to a particular topic are published as well. The journal appears once a month. It has an impact factor of 1.034 (2008). The journal was founded by John G. Daunt in 1969 and is currently edited by Horst Meyer, Mikko Paalanen, and Neil S. Sullivan.