Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
ISSN 1948-7185 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 2010
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.54; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 45 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 1,760 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Perovskite Materials and Applications, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Physical Chemistry (JPC) Letters is devoted to reporting new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists, chemical physicists, physicists, material scientists, and engineers. An important criterion for acceptance is that the paper reports a significant scientific advance and/or physical insight such that rapid publication is essential.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering10.8%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy9.9%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science7.1%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy6.7%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering4.6%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.6%
- Molecular Junctions and NanostructuresEngineering4.3%
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science3.6%
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 | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 4.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 161LetPub ·
- h-index
- 302OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,889OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,626LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 20,153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,428 | 373 | 787 |
| 2025 | 1,760 | 449 | 7,003 |
| 2024 | 1,723 | 562 | 15,889 |
| 2023 | 1,623 | 547 | 21,980 |
| 2022 | 1,707 | 447 | 33,337 |
| 2021 | 1,738 | 508 | 44,831 |
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
45 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 58 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (2 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 35 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (3,244 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 5.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- 2010
- ISSN
- 1948-7185
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
What CAS zone is Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical / Chemistry, Physical / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; it is a Top journal. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.54; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 302.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 45 days (interquartile range 32–58 days); authors report an average review time of about 5.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .