應用物理快報(APL)的特點是簡明，最新的報告重大的新發現在應用物理。APL強調快速傳播關鍵數據和新的物理見解，并迅速出版新的實驗和理論論文，報告物理現象在科學、工程和現代技術的所有分支中的應用。APL涵蓋的主題多種多樣，反映了應用物理學中最重要的主題，包括:光學和光電表面和界面先進材料的結構、機械、光學和熱力學特性半導體磁學和自旋電子學超導和超導電子學介質，鐵電體，和多鐵電體納米科技有機電子學和光子學物理設備生物物理學，生物材料，液體和軟物質能量轉換與存儲跨學科與普通物理學

Applied Physics Letters (APL) features concise, up-to-date reports on significant new findings in applied physics. Emphasizing rapid dissemination of key data and new physical insights, APL offers prompt publication of new experimental and theoretical papers reporting applications of physics phenomena to all branches of science, engineering, and modern technology.Topics covered in APL are diverse and reflect the most important subjects in applied physics, including:Photonics and optoelectronicsSurfaces and interfacesStructural, mechanical, optical, and thermodynamic properties of advanced materialsSemiconductorsMagnetics and spintronicsSuperconductivity and superconducting electronicsDielectrics, ferroelectrics, and multiferroicsNanoscale science and technologyOrganic electronics and photonicsDevice physicsBiophysics, Biomaterials, Liquids and Soft MatterEnergy conversion and storageInterdisciplinary and general physics