Journal metric profile

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.800 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 15/39 Recorded category rank

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A metric snapshot

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is AMER CHEMICAL SOC. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.800. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.700, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 15 out of 39 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 38% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.700) is 0.100 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.800). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.400, a difference of 0.400 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.630. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A lists total cites: 60,457; total articles: 1,017; citable items: 1,028. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 13.3 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 12.1 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1089-5639 and electronic ISSN 1520-5215. The publisher is recorded as AMER CHEMICAL SOC. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameJOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
Abbreviated journalJ PHYS CHEM A
PublisherAMER CHEMICAL SOC
Metric year2025
Overall rank5,426
ISSN1089-5639
eISSN1520-5215
Total cites60,457
Total articles1,017
Citable items1,028
Cited half-life13.3 years
Citing half-life12.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.800
5-Year Impact Factor2.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.400
Journal Citation Indicator0.630
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank15/39
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A is 2.800 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A?

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 15/39. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A is 2.700. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A?

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A is listed in this directory as being published by AMER CHEMICAL SOC.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.