Journal profile · Chemistry, Physical
ACS Physical Chemistry Au
ISSN 2694-2445 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2021
ACS Physical Chemistry Au: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 70 days to acceptance (133 articles, last 24 months); 94 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Physical Chemistry Au is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, together about 23.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Physical Chemistry Au is an open access journal publishing original, fundamental and applied research on all aspects of physical chemistry. The journal publishes new and original experimental, computational and theoretical research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists, chemical physicists, physicists, material scientists, and engineers. Manuscripts must provide new physical insight or develop new tools and methods of general interest. Some major topical areas include: Molecules, Clusters and Aerosols Biophysics, Biomaterials, Liquids and Soft Matter Energy, Materials and Catalysis
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Physical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy9%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy7.5%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry6.8%
- Molecular Junctions and NanostructuresEngineering5.8%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry5.3%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science4.9%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 442 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 112 | 42 |
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | 266 |
| 2024 | 90 | 90 | 776 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 794 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 869 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 395 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 93 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (134 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 133 articles with submission and acceptance dates (207 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,500 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2021
- ISSN
- 2694-2445
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Physical Chemistry Au
What CAS zone is ACS Physical Chemistry Au in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Physical Chemistry Au is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Physical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at ACS Physical Chemistry Au?
Based on the dates recorded on 133 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 53–93 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Physical Chemistry Au?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Physical Chemistry Au is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ACS Physical Chemistry Au open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Physical Chemistry Au is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .