Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original (primary) research and review articles on any aspect of physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry. It is published weekly by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) on behalf of fourteen participating societies.

Philip Earis is the editor of PCCP and the present chairman of the Editorial Board is Bert Weckhuysen, Professor in Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. The Editorial Board comprises leading international scientists who meet regularly to discuss all scientific matters concerned with the Journal; in particular the standards necessary for the acceptance of papers for publication, the standards of refereeing, and ways and means of acquiring suitable papers for publication.

PCCP replaced Faraday Transactions in 1999; it continues a close association with the Faraday Division of the RSC and the unique Faraday Discussions meetings and publications.

PCCP has an impact factor of 2.892 and an immediacy index of 0.866.^[1]

Biophysical chemistry is a rapidly expanding area of physical chemistry, and biophysical papers are an important part of PCCP. PCCP has been selected by the US National Library of Medicine for inclusion in MEDLINE, thereby increasing its visibility to the biophysical and biological communities. Significant and newsworthy articles appearing in PCCP are also featured in the RSC supplements Chemical Science, Chemical Technology and Chemical Biology. PCCP hosts the RSC publication, Chemical Science.

Additional recommended knowledge

Essential Laboratory Skills Guide

Daily Sensitivity Test

What is the Sensitivity of my Balance?

Owner societies

PCCP is run by an Ownership Board, on which all the member societies have equal representation. The fourteen participating Societies are: Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie, Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, Israel Chemical Society, Kemisk Forening, Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging, Norsk Kjemisk Selskap, Polskie Towarzystwo Chemiczne, Real Sociedad Española de Química, Royal Society of Chemistry, Società Chimica Italiana, Suomen Kemian Seura - Kemisk Sällskapet I Finland, Svenska Kemistsamfundet, the Swiss Chemical Society and the Türkiye Kimya Dernegi.

Subject coverage

PCCP publishes articles on the following topics

biophysical chemistry

chemisorption and heterogeneous catalysis

clusters

colloid and interface science

computational biology

computational chemistry and molecular dynamics

electrochemistry

energy transfer and relaxation processes

gas-phase kinetics and dynamics

laser-induced chemistry

liquids and solutions

materials science

molecular beam kinetics and spectroscopy

nanosciences

photochemistry and photophysics

physical chemistry of macromolecules and polymers

physisorption and chromatographic science

quantum chemistry and molecular structure

radiation chemistry

reactions in condensed phases

solid-state chemistry (microstructures and dynamics)

spectroscopy of molecules and gas-phase complexes

spectroscopy, statistical mechanics and quantum theory of the condensed phase

statistical mechanics of gaseous molecules and complexes

surface science

thermodynamics

zeolites and ion-exchange phenomena

Article types

PCCP publishes the following types of articles: Research Papers (which contain original scientific work that has not been published previously); Invited Articles (which are high profile review articles of interest to a broad readership and are commissioned by the PCCP Editorial Board); Communications (which contain original scientific work that has not been published previously and is of an urgent nature); and Comments (which are a medium for the discussion and exchange of scientific opinions, normally concerning material published in PCCP).

Audience/readership

Research workers in the fields of physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry in both academic institutions and industry.

See also

• List of scientific journals in chemistry
• List of scientific journals
• Annual Reports Section C

References

1. ^ Journal Citation Reviews, 2007