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Journal of Chemical Physics

American Institute of Physics · United States

ISSN1089-7690

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.877

H-Indexi

703

SNIPi

0.911

Total Worksi

151,114

Total Citationsi

7,794,328

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.49

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBiweekly

StatusActive

Total Publications151,114

Publisher OrgAmerican Institute of Physics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1089-7690

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.1k

49k

2019

2.1k

78k

2020

33k

2021

1.8k

21k

2022

20k

2023

2.4k

19k

2024

2.3k

6.3k

2025

1.5k

616

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesSpectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chemical Physics

Is Journal of Chemical Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Chemical Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Chemical Physics?

Journal of Chemical Physics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.49.

Is Journal of Chemical Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Chemical Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Chemical Physics?