Journal profile · Chemistry, Physical
Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry
ISSN 0065-3160 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 1963
Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry: impact factor 1.6; subscription journal; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chemical Reaction Mechanisms, Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms and Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions, together about 44.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry provides the chemical community with authoritative and critical assessments of the many aspects of physical organic chemistry. The field is a rapidly developing one, with results and methodologies finding applications from biology to solid state physics. This text is ideal for those interested in the relationship between the structure and function of organic compounds, including physical and theoretical chemists as well as organic and bioorganic chemists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Physical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chemical Reaction MechanismsChemistry27.9%
- Chemical Reactions and MechanismsChemistry10.2%
- Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition ReactionsChemistry6.1%
- Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular InteractionsChemistry5.9%
- Organic and Inorganic Chemical ReactionsChemistry5.9%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry4.7%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy3.6%
- Supramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesChemistry2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | Q4 | 182/194 | 6th |
| Organic Chemistry | Q4 | 206/215 | 4th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 676 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 95 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 189 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 238 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 254 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 222 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 312 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0065-3160
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry
What is the impact factor of Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.6; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 69.
Which databases index Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry is indexed in Scopus.
Is Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .