''The Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' is a
scientific journal
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Content
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which reports
research
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on the
chemistry of
molecules
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- including their dynamics,
spectroscopy
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, 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'' (solid state, soft matter, liquids, etc.). Beginning in 2007, the latter underwent a further split, with ''
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C'' now being dedicated to
nanotechnology
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,
molecular electronics
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, and related subjects.
Editors-in-chief
*1896–1932
Wilder Dwight Bancroft, Joseph E. Trevor
*1933–1951 S. C. Lind
*1952–1964
William A. Noyes
*1965–1969 F. T. Wall
*1970–1980
Bryce Crawford
*1980–2004
Mostafa El-Sayed
*2005–2019
George C. Schatz
*2020–present Joan-Emma Shea
Popular culture
Sheldon Cooper
Sheldon Lee Cooper, Ph.D., Sc.D., is a fictional character in the CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'' and its spinoff series ''Young Sheldon'', portrayed by actors Jim Parsons and Iain Armitage respectively (with Parsons as the latt ...
, 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
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'', 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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