Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. or 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 sixteen participating societies.
Philip Earis is the editor
of PCCP and the present chairman of the Editorial Board is Pekka Pyykkö, Professor of Chemistry at University of Helsinki
. 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.
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 Highlights in Chemical Science, Highlights in Chemical Technology and Highlights in Chemical Biology. PCCP hosts the RSC publication, Highlights in Chemical Science.
, Società Chimica Italiana, Suomen Kemian Seura - Kemiska Sällskapet I Finland, Svenska Kemistsamfundet, the Swiss Chemical Society, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
, the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry and the Türkiye Kimya Dernegi.
To be suitable for publication in PCCP, articles must include significant new physical insights; this is the prime criterion that referees and the Editors judge against when evaluating submissions.
Routine work and applications of established techniques are not suitable for PCCP.
The subject scope of PCCP continues to reflect a wide range of current research activities in the broad communities it serves. Papers in research areas such as spectroscopy, dynamics, kinetics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, catalysis, surface science, quantum mechanics and theoretical developments play an important part in the journal. Interdisciplinary research areas such as polymers and soft matter, materials, nanoscience, surfaces/interfaces, and biophysical chemistry are especially welcomed whenever they include a physico-chemical approach.
Peer review
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scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
publishing original (primary) research and review articles
Literature review
A literature review is a body of text that aims to review the critical points of current knowledge including substantive findings as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic...
on any aspect of physical chemistry
Physical chemistry
Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic, atomic, subatomic, and particulate phenomena in chemical systems in terms of physical laws and concepts...
, chemical physics
Chemical physics
Chemical physics is a subdiscipline of chemistry and physics that investigates physicochemical phenomena using techniques from atomic and molecular physics and condensed matter physics; it is the branch of physics that studies chemical processes from the point of view of physics...
, and biophysical chemistry
Biophysical chemistry
Biophysical chemistry is a relatively new branch of chemistry that covers a broad spectrum of research activities involving biological systems. The most common feature of the research in this subject is to seek explanation of the various phenomena in biological systems in terms of either the...
. It is published weekly by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
(RSC) on behalf of sixteen participating societies.
Philip Earis is the editor
Managing editor
A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team.In the United States, a managing editor oversees and coordinates the publication's editorial activities...
of PCCP and the present chairman of the Editorial Board is Pekka Pyykkö, Professor of Chemistry at University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
. 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
Faraday Transactions
Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions was a peer-reviewed scientific journal published from 1905 until 1998. The journal was originally published by the Faraday Society under the name Transactions of the Faraday Society.-History:...
in 1999; it continues a close association with the Faraday Division of the RSC and the unique Faraday Discussions
Faraday Discussions
Faraday Discussions is a scientific journal publishing original research papers presented at a long-running series of conferences on physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry which are also called Faraday Discussions, together with a record of the comments made at the meeting....
meetings and publications.
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
MEDLINE
MEDLINE is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care...
, thereby increasing its visibility to the biophysical and biological communities. Significant and newsworthy articles appearing in PCCP are also featured in the RSC supplements Highlights in Chemical Science, Highlights in Chemical Technology and Highlights in Chemical Biology. PCCP hosts the RSC publication, Highlights in Chemical Science.
Owner societies
PCCP is run by an Ownership Board, on which all the member societies have equal representation. The sixteen 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 ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
, Società Chimica Italiana, Suomen Kemian Seura - Kemiska Sällskapet I Finland, Svenska Kemistsamfundet, the Swiss Chemical Society, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc. is both the qualifying body in Australia for professional chemists and a learned society promoting the science and practice of chemistry in all its branches. The RACI hosts conferences, seminars and workshops...
, the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry and the Türkiye Kimya Dernegi.
Subject coverage
PCCP publishes important new research in the areas of physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry.To be suitable for publication in PCCP, articles must include significant new physical insights; this is the prime criterion that referees and the Editors judge against when evaluating submissions.
Routine work and applications of established techniques are not suitable for PCCP.
The subject scope of PCCP continues to reflect a wide range of current research activities in the broad communities it serves. Papers in research areas such as spectroscopy, dynamics, kinetics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, catalysis, surface science, quantum mechanics and theoretical developments play an important part in the journal. Interdisciplinary research areas such as polymers and soft matter, materials, nanoscience, surfaces/interfaces, and biophysical chemistry are especially welcomed whenever they include a physico-chemical approach.
Article types
PCCP publishes the following types of articles: Research Papers (which contain original scientific work that has not been published previously); Perspectives (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.Impact factor
The 2010 impact factor of the journal was announced in 2011 as 3.453, which is a decrease from the value of 4.116 (2009).See also
- List of scientific journals in chemistry
- List of scientific journals
- Annual Reports Section CAnnual Reports Section CThe Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry Section C is a review journal publishing articles on physical chemistry published annually by the Royal Society of Chemistry...