Chemical Physics Letters

pISSN: 0009-2614eISSN: 1873-4448• JCR: CHEM PHYS LETTElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

2.9

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.2 (-6.5%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.9
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICALSCIEQ3
PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICALSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Chemical Physics Letters current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Chemistry

Ranked #382 in Chemistry by impact factor and #158 among Q2 Chemistry journals. This context helps compare Chemical Physics Letters against journals publishing in the same field.

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of 870 field journals

Chemical Physics Letters publication trend

Published 2,922 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.9.

2026 vs 2025: -532
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Journal Details

Total Articles
68,010
H-Index
342
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,340 USD
Subject Areas
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrySpectroscopy

Article Volume

2022
834
2023
649
2024
649
2025
661
2026
129
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