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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom · Est. 1800

ISSN1463-9084

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.698

H-Index

323

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.795

Total Works

57,754

Total Citations

1,703,138

2yr Mean Citedness

3.05

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the theoretical and computational investigation of chemical systems, including molecular dynamics simulations, quantum mechanical calculations, and spectroscopic analysis to understand chemical bonding, electronic structure, and reaction mechanisms. Articles explore topics such as photochemistry, catalysis, materials science, and biological processes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

Annual Volume~ 2,862 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications57,754

Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal Society of Chemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1463-9084

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceGraphene research and applicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques2D Materials and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion