''The Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' is a

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which reports

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on the

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- including their dynamics,

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, kinetics, structure, bonding, and

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. It is published weekly by the

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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

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, and related subjects. According to the ''

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'', the journal have an

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of 2.7 for 2023.

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 Mostafa A. El-Sayed () is an Egyptian-American physical chemist, nanoscience researcher, member of the National Academy of Sciences and US National Medal of Science laureate. He is known for the spectroscopy rule named after him, the ''El-Sayed ...

*2005–2019 George C. Schatz *2020–present

Joan-Emma Shea Joan-Emma Shea is an American chemist who is a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research applies statistical and computational approaches to address biological problems. She is a Fellow of both the American Physical So ...

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, a fictional

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'', appeared on the cover of a fictional issue of the journal.

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