Journal profile · Chemistry, Physical
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
ISSN 1520-6106 · eISSN 1520-5207 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 1997
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.21; transformative journal; median 78 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 75%; 1,282 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 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, Protein Structure and Dynamics and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, together about 27.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B reports experimental theoretical and computational research articles in biophysics biomaterials liquids and soft matter.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Physical
Editor-in-chief Joan-Emma SheaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy14.3%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry6.1%
- Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsChemistry5.8%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry4.8%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Molecular Junctions and NanostructuresEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 3.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 363LetPub ·
- h-index
- 449OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39,950OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,149LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 52,523 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 938 | 314 | 446 |
| 2025 | 1,282 | 459 | 3,678 |
| 2024 | 1,278 | 508 | 8,429 |
| 2023 | 1,160 | 488 | 11,545 |
| 2022 | 1,117 | 381 | 13,855 |
| 2021 | 1,400 | 464 | 21,413 |
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
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (3 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 107 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,254 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 1.9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
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
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1520-6106
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-5207
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 130, Issue 36 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Physical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.21; CiteScore 5, h-index 449.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 53–102 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “75%”. 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 JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B is a transformative journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .