Journal profile · Chemistry, Physical
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
ISSN 0066-426X · eISSN 1545-1593 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 1950
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry: CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.57; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Various Chemistry Research Topics, Machine Learning in Materials Science and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, together about 39.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Physical Chemistry covers significant developments in the field of physical chemistry, including biophysical chemistry, chemical kinetics, colloids, electrochemistry, geochemistry and cosmochemistry, chemistry of atmosphere and climate, laser chemistry and ultrafast processes, the liquid state, magnetic resonance, physical organic chemistry, polymers and macromolecules, and more.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Physical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry13.1%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science13.1%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy12.9%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy10.2%
- Molecular spectroscopy and chiralityChemistry4.2%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry4%
- Molecular Junctions and NanostructuresEngineering3.8%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 9.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 151LetPub ·
- h-index
- 263OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,430OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 12.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,087 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 2025 | 39 | 38 | 302 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 668 |
| 2023 | 24 | 23 | 582 |
| 2022 | 16 | 14 | 968 |
| 2021 | 32 | 23 | 2,292 |
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
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
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
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
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 1950
- ISSN
- 0066-426X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-1593
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Physical Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Physical Chemistry is in Zone 1 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Physical; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Physical Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.57; CiteScore 20.1, h-index 263.
Which databases index Annual Review of Physical Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Physical Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Physical Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Physical 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .