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Featured Journals

Journals dedicated to research in chemical physics:

The Journal of Chemical Physics

The most cited in chemical physics

Journal Impact Factor: 3.7*
Cited Half-Life: 19.4 Years*
CiteScore™: 5.3^†
Avg. Views/Article Per Year (2024–2025): 345+
Days to 1st Decision (Avg.): 28^‡
Days to Acceptance (Avg.): 78^‡
Days to Publish (Avg.): 102^‡
Topics covered: Chemical physics, quantum chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, biological physics, quantum mechanics, materials science
Article types: Articles, Communications, Perspectives, Tutorials, Reviews, Software
Access type: Hybrid open access

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Chemical Physics Reviews

A journal focused on high quality research and authoritative reviews in chemical physics

Journal Impact Factor: 6.2*
Cited Half-Life: 2.7 Years*
Avg. Views/Article Per Year (2024–2025): 395+
Days to 1st Decision (Avg.): 24^‡
Days to Acceptance (Avg.): 134^‡
Days to Publish (Avg.): 154^‡
Topics covered: Catalysts and catalysis, chemical kinetics and dynamics, energy storage, energy conversion, surface and interface chemistry
Article types: Reviews, Original Research
Access type: Hybrid open access

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Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data

The authoritative resource for critically evaluated reference data for the physical sciences and engineering

Journal Impact Factor: 3.0*
Cited Half-Life: 30.9 Years*
CiteScore™: 6.7^†
Avg. Views/Article Per Year (2024–2025): 220+
Days to 1st Decision (Avg.): 13^‡
Days to Acceptance (Avg.): 65^‡
Days to Publish (Avg.): 110^‡
Topics covered: General physics, chemical physics, atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics
Article types: Articles, Reviews
Access type: Hybrid open access

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Structural Dynamics

An open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on the structure of matter and its properties

Journal Impact Factor: 2.9*
Cited Half-Life: 6.2 Years*
CiteScore™: 3.5^†
Avg. Views/Article Per Year (2024–2025): 835+
Days to 1st Decision (Avg.): 27^‡
Days to Acceptance (Avg.): 67^‡
Days to Publish (Avg.): 91^‡
Topics covered: Atomic and molecular physics, biological physics, chemical physics, quantum mechanics, materials science, condensed matter physics
Article types: Articles, Perspectives and Reviews
Access type: Gold open access

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Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics

Devoted to reporting new and original experimental and theoretical research in interdisciplinary areas at the interface of chemistry and physics

Journal Impact Factor: 1.0*
Cited Half-Life: 6.8 Years*
CiteScore™: 1.8^†
Avg. Views/Article Per Year (2024–2025): 835+
Days to 1st Decision (Avg.): 23^‡
Days to Acceptance (Avg.): 67^‡
Days to Publish (Avg.): 266^‡
Topics covered: Chemical physics, quantum chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, biological physics, quantum mechanics, materials science
Article types: Letters, Articles, Reviews, Comments
Access type: Hybrid open access

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Published in collaboration with:

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Interdisciplinary Journals

Journals at the intersection of chemical physics and related disciplines:

AIP Advances

A peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all areas of the physical sciences

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APL Computational Physics

Showcasing the transformative impact of computation across all physical science

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Applied Physics Letters

Shaping the future of applied physics for over 60 years

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Journal of Applied Physics

Significant results in cutting-edge applied physics

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APL Energy

Bridging basic research and innovative technology that will impact the future

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APL Materials

A high-impact open access journal embracing all research across materials science

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Applied Physics Reviews

High-impact research and authoritative reviews in applied physics

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Biointerphases

Understanding biological and biomaterial interfaces through quantitative characterization, modeling and mechanisms

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APL Electronic Devices

Fostering connections across multiple disciplines in the broad electronics community

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Surface Science Spectra

Convenient and easy access to peer-reviewed spectral data from on-going international industrial and academic research

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Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering

An open access, peer-reviewed journal that covers all areas related to nanotechnology and precision engineering

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AIP Conference Proceedings

AIP Conference Proceedings has been a trusted publishing partner for more than 40 years, delivering fast, affordable, and versatile publishing for maximum exposure of your meeting’s key research.

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Highlighted Research

A comprehensive electron wavefunction analysis toolbox for chemists, Multiwfn

Analysis of electron wavefunction is a key component of quantum chemistry investigations and is indispensable for the practical research of many chemical problems. After more than ten years of active development, the wavefunction analysis program Multiwfn has accumulated very rich functions, and its application scope has covered numerous aspects of theoretical chemical research, including charge distribution, chemical bond, electron localization and delocalization, aromaticity, intramolecular and intermolecular interactions, electronic excitation, and response property.

GPAW: An open Python package for electronic structure calculations

We review the GPAW open-source Python package for electronic structure calculations. GPAW is based on the projector-augmented wave method and can solve the self-consistent density functional theory (DFT) equations using three different wave-function representations, namely real-space grids, plane waves, and numerical atomic orbitals.

Advances in modeling complex materials: The rise of neuroevolution potentials

Interatomic potentials are essential for driving molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, directly impacting the reliability of predictions regarding the physical and chemical properties of materials. In recent years, machine-learned potentials (MLPs), trained against first-principles calculations, have become a new paradigm in materials modeling as they provide a desirable balance between accuracy and computational cost.

Applications of machine learning in surfaces and interfaces

Surfaces and interfaces are central to chemical and materials science. Understanding their complex physical and chemical processes remains challenging.

The time revolution in macromolecular crystallography

Macromolecular crystallography has historically revealed protein structures that are fundamental to cellular activity. The rise of cryo-electron microscopy has significantly changed the structural-biology landscape.

A comparative review of time-resolved x-ray and electron scattering to probe structural dynamics

Molecular structures and their dynamic changes are essential to understanding physical and chemical phenomena. Time-resolved scattering directly probes those structural changes through scattering signals.

Electron affinities in the periodic table and an example for As

Based on our previous analysis of electron affinities of atoms and structures of atomic negative ions [J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 51, 021502 (2022)], this review provides a concise presentation of the electron affinities of atoms. We briefly describe and compare three commonly used experimental methods for determining electron affinities to highlight their respective advantages and disadvantages.

Selective preparation of light olefins from cellulose-derived fermentation intermediates

Directional synthesis of bio-based light olefins has great significance for promoting sustainable development of chemical industry. Present work proves that light olefins can be selectively prepared from the cellulose-derived acetonebutanol-ethanol.

Revised Parameters for the IAPWS Formulation for the Ionization Constant of Water Over a Wide Range of Temperatures and Densities, Including Near-Critical Conditions

The literature concerning water’s ionization constant was reevaluated using newer conductivity measurements from near-critical and supercritical conditions. Updated limiting-conductivity equations produced more accurate values at lower water densities.

Theoretical Investigation of the Ge Isoelectronic Sequence

We aim to present first large scale and systematic investigation on atomic properties of Ge-like ions: As1+, Se2+, Br3+, and Kr4+. The multiconfiguration Dirac–Hartree–Fock and relativistic configuration interaction methods, which are implemented in the general-purpose relativistic atomic structure package Grasp2018, are used in the present work.

Should it really be that hard to model the chirality induced spin selectivity effect?

The chirality-induced spin-selectivity effect remains difficult to reproduce theoretically. Independent-electron models have repeatedly failed, suggesting that interactions between electrons must be incorporated.

Easy attention: A simple attention mechanism for temporal predictions with transformers

The authors introduce “easy attention,” a new mechanism intended to make transformer-based predictions of chaotic temporal dynamics more robust. They demonstrate it through time-series reconstruction and forecasting tasks.

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^†CiteScore™ 2025 for AIP Publishing Journals Calculated by Scopus.
^‡Publication speeds vary depending on article type.