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Journal of Physical Chemistry C

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1932-7447eISSN1932-7455

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.82

H-Indexi

367

SNIPi

0.801

Total Worksi

58,835

Total Citationsi

2,298,522

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.02

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Surfaces, Coatings and Films; Energy (miscellaneous); Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyWeekly, Except The First Week In Jan.

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications58,835

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1932-7447 / 1932-7455

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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

3.5k

92k

2019

66k

2020

54k

2021

2.4k

30k

2022

2.6k

26k

2023

2.3k

15k

2024

2.3k

6.1k

2025

1.2k

366

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.

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ1

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Nanoscience and NanotechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

Nanoscience and NanotechnologyPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGraphene research and applicationsGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvancements in Battery MaterialsConducting polymers and applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Is Journal of Physical Chemistry C a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physical Chemistry C: 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 Chemistry C?

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 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 3.02.

Is Journal of Physical Chemistry C indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physical Chemistry C is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.