International Reviews in Physical Chemistry publishes review articles describing frontier research areas in physical chemistry. Internationally renowned scientists describe their own research in the wider context of the field. The articles are of interest not only to specialists but also to those wishing to read general and authoritative accounts of recent developments in physical chemistry, chemical physics and theoretical chemistry. The journal appeals to research workers, lecturers and research students alike.
Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Detailed instructions for authors can be found here.
Specialists and generalists in research, industry and teaching who wish to keep abreast of recent advances in physical chemistry and chemical physics.
Journal metrics
Usage
28K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.5 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
4.9 (2023) 5 year IF
14.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.586 (2023) SNIP
0.660 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Professor Jan R. R. Verlet - Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK Professor Jeremy M. Hutson - Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK Professor Mahesh Hariharan - School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Vithura, Kerala, India
Consultant Editors:
Professor D. C. Clary - Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, Oxford University, UK Professor T. S. Zwier - Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
Editorial Board:
Professor M. A. Collins -Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Professor F. F. Crim - Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Professor B. Finlayson-Pitts - Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, USA Professor K. Liu - Academica Sinica Institute for Atomic & Molecular Sciences, Taipei, TAIWAN Professor R. A. Marcus - Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, USA Professor A. E. McDermott - Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, USA Professor H. Nakamura - Okazaki, Aichi Pref., Japan Professor N. Sathyamurthy - Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Mohali, India Professor H. Su - College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, China Professor H. - J. Werner - Institut fur Theoretische Chemie, Universitat Stuttgart, Germany Professor X. Yang - Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China
Founding Editors:
Professor A. D. Buckingham - Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK Professor Sir John M. Thomas- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK Professor B. A. Thrush - Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK
Abstracting and indexing
International Reviews in Physical Chemistry is indexed in Chemical Abstracts Service; Chimica; ISI Current Contents - Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Google Scholar; Microsoft Academic; Science Citation Index; Science Citation Index Expanded and Scopus.
Open access
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