PCCP publishes: Communications Full papers Reviews Tutorial Reviews Perspectives Comments Read the author guidelines for more information on article types and how to prepare your article for submission.

PCCP (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics)

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.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is an international journal co-owned by 19 physical chemistry and physics societies from around the world. This journal publishes original, cutting-edge research in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry. To be suitable for publication in PCCP, articles must include significant innovation and/or insight into physical chemistry; this is the most important criterion that reviewers and Editors will judge against when evaluating submissions.

Scope

The journal has a broad scope and welcomes contributions spanning experiment, theory, computation and data science. All contributions, including computational ones, should be based on up-to-date approaches. Topical coverage includes spectroscopy, dynamics, kinetics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, catalysis, surface science, quantum mechanics, quantum computing and machine learning. Interdisciplinary research areas such as polymers and soft matter, materials, nanoscience, energy, surfaces/interfaces, and biophysical chemistry are welcomed if they demonstrate significant innovation and/or insight into physical chemistry. Joint experimental/theoretical studies are particularly appreciated when complementary.

Readership

PCCP has a large and international readership, which spans many communities in the broad fields of physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry.

Journal Impact Factor

3.0 (2025)

First decision time (all)

27 days

First decision time (peer reviewed)

34 days

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Indexing

eISSN: 1463-9084

Indexed in: MEDLINE, Web of Science

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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.

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Article types

PCCP publishes:

Communications
Full papers
Reviews
Tutorial Reviews
Perspectives
Comments

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Author guidelines

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