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Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica

Abbreviation (ISO):ACTA PHYS. CHIM. SIN
Country: China•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.979•SCImago Rank: #1,482•Identifier (ISSN):1000-6818(Print)•Articles / Year: 154•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,598 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
13.5
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
31

31 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
154articles/year
34.83% Gold OA•61.26% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.5)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.8)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.9)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.253)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.268)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.379)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.05)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.846)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, founded in 1985, is sponsored by the Chinese Chemical Society and organized by the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica is devoted to reporting new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists, and material physical chemists.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry80.8%Physics68.9%Materials science67.6%Organic chemistry67%Quantum mechanics59.6%Biology48.6%Engineering46.4%Biochemistry38.7%Chemical engineering37.4%Physical chemistry34.4%Composite material31.2%Metallurgy24.5%Nanotechnology24.2%Computer science24%Catalysis23.3%Optics21.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,482Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Chemistry
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.979

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
72

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
13.16

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,598 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,781
3-Year Documents357
Citable Documents335

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Chemistry
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Beijing University Press
Publication Language
Chinese
Frequency
Irregular
Founding Year
1985
Editorial Address
PEKING UNIV PRESS, PEKING UNIV, CHEMISTRY BUILDING, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA, 100871
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
JCRSCIE
23/191Q1
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
JCISCIE
25/191Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—175672
202513.51582,450
202410.8721,920
202310.91934,437
20226.253801,985
20212.268521,157
20201.3793544,752
20191.052111,752
20180.8461201,598
2017—1871,041
2016—3732,352
2015—3421,839
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica

WoS Q1
0511162018201920202021202220232024202513.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:13.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: b2ab6df7-d484-4731-8398-423af901d88e
Database Updated: 2026-10-01