Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
n/a
Articles published last year
677 articles
% accepted last year
25% accepted
Immediately rejected last year
0% imm. rejected
Open access status
optional
Two-year impact factor
6.59

Aims and Scope

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters covers all topic areas
Kinetics and Dynamics
Spectroscopy, Photochemistry, and Excited States
Environmental and Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosol Processes, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry
Molecular Structure, Quantum Chemistry, and General Theory
Biophysical Chemistry and Biomolecules
Biomaterials, Surfactants, and Membranes
Liquids; Chemical and Dynamical Processes in Solution
Glasses, Colloids, Polymers, and Soft Matter
Energy Conversion and Storage; Energy and Charge Transport
Surfaces, Interfaces, Porous Materials, and Catalysis
Plasmonics, Optical Materials, and Hard Matter
Physical Processes in Nanomaterials and Nanostructures

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
0.8 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
1.2 months
Decision time immediate rejection
5 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
4.6 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
2.1 / 5.0 (easy)
Average number of review reports
2.3 reports
Quality of review reports
4.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 3.4 weeks. Overall rating: 5 (excellent). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The review process was remarkably efficient, with the editorial team providing prompt, professional handling. Reviewer feedback was clear, focused, and constructive. This made the revision process both smooth and productive.