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Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1887

ISSN2196-7156

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.428

H-Indexi

174

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.557

Total Worksi

31,245

Total Citationsi

297,423

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie (ZPC), founded in 1887 , covers the main developments in physical chemistry with emphasis on experimental and theoretical research. It represents a combination of reaction kinetics and spectroscopy, quantum theory, surface research and electrochemistry, thermodynamics and structure analysis of matter in its various conditions.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1887

Frequency12 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications31,245

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2196-7156

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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

117

1.9k

2019

102

1.4k

2020

722

2021

443

2022

136

1.1k

2023

156

977

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.

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureHistory and advancements in chemistryGerman Literature and Culture StudiesInorganic and Organometallic ChemistryBiomedical and Chemical ResearchChemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous SolutionsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsVarious Chemistry Research TopicsEngineering and Materials Science Studies

Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie

Is Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie?

Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 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 4.45.

Is Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.