Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry is the foremost international journal devoted to the relationship between molecular structure and chemical reactivity in organic systems.

It publishes Research Articles, Reviews and Mini Reviews based on research striving to understand the principles governing chemical structures in relation to activity and transformation with physical and mathematical rigor, using results derived from experimental and computational methods.

Physical Organic Chemistry is a central and fundamental field with multiple applications in fields such as molecular recognition, supramolecular chemistry, catalysis, photochemistry, biological and material sciences, nanotechnology and surface science.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.318

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	76

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16087

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	623

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemistry, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Ionic liquids: solvent properties and organic reactivity

  Citation: 1074

  Authors: Cinzia, Daniela

• Polarity study of some 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ambient-temperature ionic liquids with the solvatochromic dye, Nile Red

  Citation: 503

  Authors: Adrian J., Kenneth R.

• The geometry and electronic structure of Aristolochic acid: possible implications for a frozen resonance

  Citation: 440

  Authors: Sergio, Tian

• Hydrogen bonding strength—measures based on geometric and topological parameters

  Citation: 432

  Authors: SÅ‚awomir Janusz

• Multicenter bond indices as a new measure of aromaticity in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Patrick, Robert, Sofie

• Gradient copolymers by atom transfer radical copolymerization

  Citation: 403

  Authors: Krzysztof, Michael J., Stephen V., Dorota, Tadeusz

• Forever young: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as model cases for structural and optical studies

  Citation: 386

  Authors: R., K.

• ?-? INTERACTIONS IN SELF-ASSEMBLY

  Citation: 381

  Authors: Christian G., J. Fraser

• Dispersion interactions in density‐functional theory

  Citation: 339

  Authors: Erin R., Iain D., Gino A.

• Hydrogen bonding. 31. Construction of a scale of solute effective or summation hydrogen‐bond basicity

  Citation: 327

  Authors: Michael H.

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