The Journal of Chemical Physics publishes quantitative and rigorous science of long-lasting value in methods and applications of chemical physics.
This Special Topic honors the memory of Rudolf (Rudi) Podgornik, a pioneer in the statistical physics of Coulomb systems—electrolytes, ionic liquids, polyelectrolytes, and charged membranes—and in fluctuation-induced forces such as…
Biological systems are inherently non-equilibrium, and therefore coarse-grained methods, models or experiments, even at the molecular scale, may have to account for memory effects and hysteresis. This special topic is…
Hajime Tanaka is the rare kind of scientist who can masterfully combine experiments, simulations, and theory to tackle deep scientific questions. The scope of his research spans every corner of…
Glasses are inherently non-equilibrium materials whose structures and thermodynamic stabilities can vary widely because of diverse local packing arrangements and preparation pathways. This special topic brings together theory, computation, and…
The Festschrift honors Prof. Murugappan Muthukumar (Muthu) for his foundational contributions to polymer physics and his distinguished service as Associate Editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics. His work, spanning theory,…
Announcing the 2026 Emerging Investigators Collection and Awards! The Journal of Chemical Physics is committed to recognizing the excellent work of early career investigators. We are therefore proud to open…
This Festschrift honors Professor Yi Luo by inviting contributions that reflect the breadth, depth, and continuing impact of his research in chemical physics. The scope includes theoretical and X-ray spectroscopy,…
Machine-learning models now enable near ab initio simulations of complex molecular and condensed-phase systems. At the same time, accurately describing systems containing light atoms often requires the inclusion of nuclear…
This Special Topic honors the memory of David Waldeck, recognizing his seminal contributions to experimental chemical physics and chirality induced spin selectivity. Dave’s contributions to JCP spanned five decades and…
This Special Topic will showcase recent advances in surface spectroscopy and microscopy, encompassing experimental and theoretical studies of phenomena and mechanisms at surfaces and interfaces. Topics of interest include: Scanning…
The Festschrift honors Professor Peijun Hu on his 70th birthday, celebrating his foundational contributions to theoretical and computational catalysis. His work integrates density functional theory, reaction kinetics, and machine learning…
This Festschrift honors R. J. Dwayne Miller for his transformative contributions to ultrafast science and his decades of pioneering research into molecular and structural dynamics. Through seminal advances in Raman,…
Understanding phenomena such as solid-phase stability, nucleation, interfacial physics, activity coefficients, solubilities, phase diagrams, reaction paths and rates, and drug design often involves calculating free-energy differences between two or more…