The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A is a scientific journal which reports research on the chemistry of molecules - including their dynamics, spectroscopy, kinetics, structure, bonding, and quantum chemistry. It is published weekly by the American Chemical Society.
 April 2004 cover | |
| Discipline | Physical chemistry |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Joan-Emma Shea |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1896 to present |
| Publisher | American Chemical Society (United States) |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| 2.600 (2019) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Phys. Chem. A |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | JPCAFH |
| ISSN | 1089-5639 (print) 1520-5215 (web) |
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Before 1997 the title was simply Journal of Physical Chemistry. Owing to the ever-growing amount of research in the area, in 1997 the journal was split into Journal of Physical Chemistry A (molecular theoretical and experimental physical chemistry) and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (solid state, soft matter, liquids, etc.). Beginning in 2007, the latter underwent a further split, with The Journal of Physical Chemistry C now being dedicated to nanotechnology, molecular electronics, and related subjects.
Editors-in-chief
- 1896–1932 Wilder Dwight Bancroft, Joseph E. Trevor
- 1933–1951 S. C. Lind
- 1952–1964 William A. Noyes
- 1965–1969 F. T. Wall
- 1970–1980 Bryce Crawford
- 1980–2004 Mostafa El-Sayed
- 2005–2019 George C. Schatz[1]
- 2020-present Joan-Emma Shea
Popular culture
Sheldon Cooper, a fictional physicist from the television series The Big Bang Theory, appeared on the cover of a fictional issue of the journal.
References
- Schatz, G. C. (2005). "New Editor-in-Chief for The Journal of Physical Chemistry A and B". J. Phys. Chem. A. 109 (1): 1. Bibcode:2005JPCA..109....1S. doi:10.1021/jp040657x.