The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Last updated ISSN 1089-5639
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A is published by American Chemical Society in physics and astronomy. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
Is your paper a fit?
The surest way to know is to compare your own abstract against what this journal has actually been publishing, rather than against its aims-and-scope page. Paste your abstract and Journal Hunt will tell you how close The Journal of Physical Chemistry A is — and show you journals like it.
What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
- Free Radicals and Antioxidants
- Crystallography and molecular interactions
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
Key facts
| Publisher | American Chemical Society |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1089-5639, 1520-5215 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 42,351 |
| Publishing since | 1831 |
| Journal website | pubs.acs.org/journal/jpcafh |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
Journals like The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Other established journals in physics and astronomy, if this one is not the right home for your paper:

