Faraday Discussions journal

Q: Article processing charge (APC)

There are no fees to submit to or publish in this journal. As a hybrid journal, authors can choose to publish their article either through the journal's subscription model or as gold open access. Authors who choose the option to publish open access will be charged an APC of £3,100. If you choose open access you may be able to publish in this journal, with no APC to pay, if your institution has an open access agreement with us. You can use our Journal Finder to find out if your institution has an agreement and which journals are included. Check for agreements Read more about payments and funding for information on APCs, discounts, waivers, and open access agreements.

Q: Article types

Faraday Discussions papers must contain new and unpublished research work. Remarks or questions to encourage interesting scientific discussion at the Faraday Discussion meeting may be included. A short introductory paragraph should provide the context for the new results. Review-type articles will not be accepted. Faraday Discussions papers are distributed to all participants before the meeting, and most of the meeting is devoted to discussing the papers. Every delegate may contribute to the discussion – including presenting their own relevant new results. Read the author guidelines for more information on article types and how to prepare your article for submission.

Faraday Discussions covers a variety of topics in rapidly developing areas of the physical sciences, with a focus on physical chemistry and its interfaces with other scientific disciplines.

Scope

The journal publishes the papers presented and a record of the questions, discussion and debate that took place at the corresponding Faraday Discussions meeting and provides an important record of current international knowledge and opinions in the relevant field.

Each Faraday Discussion covers a topic in a rapidly developing area of chemistry, and will be of interest to academic and industrial chemists across all areas of the chemical sciences.

Journal Impact Factor

3.8 (2025)

First decision time (all)

13 days

First decision time (peer reviewed)

13 days

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Indexing

eISSN: 1364-5498

Indexed in: PubMed, MEDLINE, Science Citation Index (SCI)

ISSN: 1359-6640

Publish in this journal

Faraday Discussions papers are submitted by invitation or following selection of an abstract by the scientific committee of the relevant Faraday Discussion.

They are presented at a Faraday Discussion meeting, each of which covers a topic within a rapidly developing area of physical chemistry and its interfaces.

Submit an abstract

Please review the dates and topics of upcoming Faraday Discussion meetings.

Oral/paper abstracts you wish to submit for consideration should be uploaded via the 'abstract submission' link for the specific Faraday Discussion meeting.

Article processing charge (APC)

There are no fees to submit to or publish in this journal.

As a hybrid journal, authors can choose to publish their article either through the journal's subscription model or as gold open access. Authors who choose the option to publish open access will be charged an APC of £3,100.

If you choose open access you may be able to publish in this journal, with no APC to pay, if your institution has an open access agreement with us. You can use our Journal Finder to find out if your institution has an agreement and which journals are included.

Check for agreements

Read more about payments and funding for information on APCs, discounts, waivers, and open access agreements.

Article types

Faraday Discussions papers must contain new and unpublished research work. Remarks or questions to encourage interesting scientific discussion at the Faraday Discussion meeting may be included.

A short introductory paragraph should provide the context for the new results. Review-type articles will not be accepted.

Faraday Discussions papers are distributed to all participants before the meeting, and most of the meeting is devoted to discussing the papers. Every delegate may contribute to the discussion – including presenting their own relevant new results.

Read the author guidelines for more information on article types and how to prepare your article for submission.

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Author guidelines

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