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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
ACS Publications (a division of the American Chemical Society) is dedicated to supporting you in delivering your physical chemistry research to the global chemistry community.
Our extensive portfolio features prominent journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B and C and ACS Photonics, as well as covering a wide spectrum of subjects; ranging from the core principles of physical chemistry and chemical physics to specialized fields such as catalysis, biophysics, energy, quantum chemistry, photonics, optical and biomaterials, theoretical and computational chemistry, and beyond.
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ACS publishes the most prestigious and high impact journals in physical chemistry and biophysics journals. Explore our full portfolio including including specialist publications covering photonics, computational chemistry, soft matter, and many more, including open access options.
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Research at Predominately Undergraduate Institutions
Research carried out by undergraduates at PUIs is extraordinary as it combines the advance of scientific knowledge with the training of undergraduates in the scientific method. It is the intensive mentor-apprentice relationship between the teacher and student that results in the two-fold outcomes of excellent scientific discovery and developing the next STEM workforce.
COLLECTION
Visions for the future of physical chemistry in 2050
In this special issue, we celebrate fourteen researchers and teams who present their “vision for the future of physical chemistry in 2050”. These cover the many dimensions of the field in terms of research areas, as well as teaching and the human experience of our work.
MOST READ ARTICLES FROM THE PORTFOLIO
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
Christian Jorgensen, Christian D. Lorenz, et al.
ACS PHOTONICS
Arseniy I. Kuznetsov, Ragip A. Pala, et al.
THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Antonia Kagkoura, Zdeněk Sofer, et al.
THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Gregory D. Scholes, Natia L. Frank, et al.
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PUBLISHING WITH ACS
When you publish with an ACS Publications journal you benefit from:
- Expert Editors-in-Chief and their team of editors handling your manuscript, all of whom are active, practicing researchers in the field.
- A rigorous peer review process, ensuring the thorough evaluation of manuscripts.
- Rapid processing times to help get your latest findings to the right community, faster.
- Wide readership of your work – readers downloaded ACS full-text articles over 346 million times in 2024.
- A range of flexible choices to publish open access, through any of our journals, including our fully open access publications.
- Discoverability through world-leading abstracting and indexing services, including Web of Science™, Scopus, CAS, EBSCOhost and PubMed.
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PUBLISHING TOOLS & RESOURCES
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"It is satisfying to work with fellow scientists in the publication process. Editors are thoughtful, knowledgeable, and supportive. The ACS framework also has a huge impact. For instance, there are many initiatives to promote our science and to highlight interesting topics—enabling us to navigate the literature. One thing that strikes me every time I publish in an ACS journal is how remarkably quick the post-decision process is; I am stunned by the rapid production of article proofs and subsequent steps. It is this that first comes to mind when I consider where to publish a new manuscript."
Gregory D. Scholes, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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