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Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 1950

ISSN1545-1593

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

3.104

H-Indexi

260

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

2,084

Total Citationsi

263,043

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Medicine (miscellaneous); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,084

Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Annual Reviews Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1545-1593

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

2019

3.5k

2020

2.1k

2021

617

2022

534

2023

592

2024

247

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Various Chemistry Research TopicsMachine Learning in Materials ScienceSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesMolecular spectroscopy and chiralityMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesProtein Structure and DynamicsHistory and advancements in chemistry

Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Is Annual Review of Physical Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annual Review of Physical Chemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Physical Chemistry?

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 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 9.65.

Is Annual Review of Physical Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Annual Review of Physical Chemistry?