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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

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*Average Peer Review
About 2.2 month(s)

*Competitiveness
85%

CiteScore
5.3

CiteScore Rank

Subject Area	Rank	Percentile
Category: Physics and Astronomy Subcategory: General Physics and Astronomy	61 / 246	75%
Category: Physics and Astronomy Subcategory: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	80 / 187	57%

Link to PubMed Central (PMC)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?term=0021-9606%5BISSN%5D

Indexing (SCI collection)

Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
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Country/Area of Publication
UNITED STATES

Publication Frequency
Weekly

Publisher
American Institute of Physics

ISSN
0021-9606

E-ISSN
1089-7690

Year Publication Started
1933

Self-citation (2024-2025)
22.60%

Annual Article Volume
2300

Gold OA Percentage
17.06%

Open Access Info

APC	APC Waiver	Other Charges
N/A	N/A	N/A

Journal Aim & Scope

The Journal of Chemical Physics publishes quantitative and rigorous science of long-lasting value in methods and applications of chemical physics. The Journal also publishes brief Communications of significant new findings, Perspectives on the latest advances in the field, and Special Topic issues. The Journal focuses on innovative research in experimental and theoretical areas of chemical physics, including spectroscopy, dynamics, kinetics, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics. In addition, topical areas such as polymers, soft matter, materials, surfaces/interfaces, and systems of biological relevance are of increasing importance.

Topical coverage includes:

Theoretical Methods and Algorithms
Advanced Experimental Techniques
Atoms, Molecules, and Clusters
Liquids, Glasses, and Crystals
Surfaces, Interfaces, and Materials
Polymers and Soft Matter
Biological Molecules and Networks.

Web of Science Quartiles

WOS Quartile: Q2

Quartiles By JIF	Collection	Quartile	Rank	Percentage
Category: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL	SCIE	Q3	104/185	44.1%
Category: PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL	SCIE	Q2	10/39	75.6%

Quartiles By JCI	Collection	Quartile	Rank	Percentage
Category: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL	SCIE	Q2	68/185	63.51%
Category: PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL	SCIE	Q1	10/40	76.25%

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Journals In The Same Subject Area
CiteScore Trends
Self Citation Trends
Annual Article Volume Trends

Journal Title	h-index	CiteScore
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation	146	9.80
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS	82	10.50
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS	219	5.90
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS	199	5.30
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A	212	4.80
CHEMICAL PHYSICS	110	4.20
CHEMPHYSCHEM	123	3.60
MOLECULAR SIMULATION	50	4.20
MOLECULAR PHYSICS	99	3.60
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D	78	3.10

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lk0036
Status: N/A

2025-05-30

Can you take a look at the timeline?

柠檬柚子波波
Status: N/A

2025-04-12

Congratulations on being hired! Can I please take a look at your status table from submission to acceptance in full?

yzjiang
Status: Accepted

2025-04-10

You have been hired now.

yzjiang
Status: Accepted

2025-04-10

Very efficient~

柠檬柚子波波
Status: N/A

2025-04-08

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YSLan
Status: N/A

2025-03-28

How many days did it take for your current status to reach the editor's hands?

天宝将军
Status: Accepted

2025-03-22

Hello, senior brother, after reading your comments, I have regained the motivation to continue pursuing theoretical studies.

ks2323
Status: Accepted

2025-03-04

From submission to acceptance within one month, with one initial review and three reviewers, followed by revisions and acceptance.

J.DK
Status: N/A

2025-03-03

Possibly related to AE, quite slow
Submitted on 24/10/25
Under review on 24/11/07
Major revision on 25/01/06
Revised on 25/01/09
Under review until now from 25/01/18