''The Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' is a
scientific journal
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Content
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which reports
research on the
chemistry of
molecules
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- including their dynamics,
spectroscopy, kinetics, structure,
bonding, and
quantum chemistry
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. It is published weekly by the
American Chemical Society
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.
Before 1997 the title was simply ''Journal of Physical Chemistry''. Owing to the ever-growing amount of research in the area, in 1997 the journal was split into ''Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' (molecular theoretical and experimental physical chemistry) and ''
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
''The Journal of Physical Chemistry B'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers research on several fields of material chemistry (macromolecules, soft matter, and surfactants) as well as statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and bioph ...
'' (solid state, soft matter, liquids, etc.). Beginning in 2007, the latter underwent a further split, with ''
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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'' now being dedicated to
nanotechnology,
molecular electronics, and related subjects.
Editors-in-chief
*1896–1932
Wilder Dwight Bancroft
Wilder Dwight Bancroft (October 1, 1867 – February 7, 1953) was an American physical chemist.
Biography
Born in Middletown, Rhode Island, he was the grandson of historian and statesman George Bancroft and great-grandson of Aaron Bancroft. ...
, Joseph E. Trevor
*1933–1951 S. C. Lind
*1952–1964
William A. Noyes
William Albert Noyes (November 6, 1857 – October 24, 1941) was an American analytical and organic chemist. He made pioneering determinations of atomic weights, chaired the Chemistry Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Cha ...
*1965–1969 F. T. Wall
*1970–1980
Bryce Crawford
*1980–2004
Mostafa El-Sayed
Mostafa A. El-Sayed (Arabic: مصطفى السيد) is an Egyptian-American physical chemist, a leading nanoscience researcher, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a US National Medal of Science laureate. He was the editor-in-chief ...
*2005–2019
George C. Schatz
*2020–present Joan-Emma Shea
Popular culture
Sheldon Cooper
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, a fictional
physicist
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Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...
from the television series ''
The Big Bang Theory'', appeared on the cover of a fictional issue of the journal.
See also
* ''
''
References
American Chemical Society academic journals
English-language journals
Physical chemistry journals
Weekly journals
Publications established in 1997
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