Molecular Physics

ISSN 0026-8976 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom · active 1958–2026

Metrics

Best Scimago quartile (2025)
Q3
Cites per paper (2y)
2.1
SJR
0.297
h-index
235

“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.

Data as of 8 November 2026 (venue index build).

Scimago Journal Rank 2025

In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Molecular Physics is Q3 in 2 of its 4 subject categories and Q4 in the other 2. Its best category quartile is Q3.

Scimago 2025 quartile and rank of Molecular Physics in each subject category
Subject categoryQuartileRank in category
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3#135 of 191
Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3#306 of 443
BiophysicsQ4#123 of 159
Molecular BiologyQ4#362 of 425
Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
1.68
Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
361

The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).

Molecular Physics is Q3 in 2 of its 4 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Physical and Theoretical Chemistry: Q3, #135 of 191), with SJR 0.297 (Scimago) and an h-index of 235 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.

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Responding time

Submission to first decision
18 days (median)
Publisher-reported
Submission to post-review decision
38 days (median)
Publisher-reported
Acceptance to publication
17 days (median)
Publisher-reported
Acceptance rate
35%
Publisher-reported

Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.

Indexing & access

Indexed in
ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
Access status:
hybrid. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.

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Scope

advancedphysicalchemicalmolecularinteractionstheoreticalchemistryphysicsatomicopticsspectroscopystructure

Frequently asked

Is Molecular Physics a predatory journal?

Our screening does not flag Molecular Physics. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.

Is Molecular Physics indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?

Per our venue index, Molecular Physics appears in: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.

What is the impact factor of Molecular Physics?

Papers in Molecular Physics are cited about 2.1 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q3, with an h-index of 235. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.

What Scimago quartile is Molecular Physics (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?

In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Molecular Physics is Q3 in 2 of its 4 subject categories and Q4 in the other 2. By category: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry: Q3, #135 of 191; Condensed Matter Physics: Q3, #306 of 443; Biophysics: Q4, #123 of 159; Molecular Biology: Q4, #362 of 425. Its best category quartile is Q3. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Molecular Physics is cited about 2.1 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 235.

What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Molecular Physics?

The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Molecular Physics. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q3 in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 1 other category, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.

Is Molecular Physics open access?

Our index records its access status as "hybrid". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.

How long does Molecular Physics take to publish a paper?

Submission to first decision for Molecular Physics takes about 18 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own.

What is the acceptance rate of Molecular Physics?

Molecular Physics reports an acceptance rate of about 35% — Publisher-reported. Acceptance rates vary by article type and change from year to year, and a publisher-stated figure is the journal's own, so treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee.

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