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Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data

American Institute of Physics · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN1529-7845

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.682

H-Indexi

225

SNIPi

2.866

Total Worksi

1,155

Total Citationsi

208,699

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Physical; Physics, Multidisciplinary; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Chemistry (miscellaneous); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyQuarterly, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,155

Publisher OrgAmerican Institute of Physics

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

1529-7845

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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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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

345

2019

321

2020

694

2021

285

2022

217

2023

2024

2025

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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryChemistry, PhysicalPhysics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructurePhase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsThermodynamic properties of mixturesAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesChemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous SolutionsThermal and Kinetic AnalysisScientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationSpectroscopy and Laser Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data

Is Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data: 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 Physical and Chemical Reference Data?

Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data 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 2.39.

Is Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data?