Journals in Atomic and molecular structure

Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica

ISSN: 1000-6818

Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (ISSN 1000-6818) is a peer-reviewed journal founded in 1985. It is co-sponsored by Chinese Chemical Society and Peking University. The journal has been indexed in SCI of ISI (US). Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica mainly publishes original experimental and theoretical research articles in the field of physical chemistry within the discipline of chemistry. The scope of the journal includes: Thermodynamics, kinetics, and structural chemistry (chemical equilibrium and thermodynamic parameters, calorimetry, nonequilibrium thermodynamics and dissipative structure, statistical thermodynamics, macrokinetics, molecular dynamics, ultrafast dynamics, excited states, solution chemistry, complex fluids, solution structure, atmospheric chemistry, dynamic structure, molecular structure, bulk structure, clusters, spectroscopy)Theoretical and computational chemistry (quantum chemistry, statistical mechanics, simulation methods and application, computational chemistry, chemical informatics)Electrochemistry and new energy (electrode kinetics, interfacial electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, spectroelectrochemistry, electrochemical surface science, material electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, nano-electrochemistry, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, corrosion electrochemistry)Colloid and interface chemistry (Surfactant, dispersion system and rheological property, molecular assembly and aggregate, macromolecule, interface structure)Catalysis and surface science (heterogeneous catalysis, homogeneous catalysis, biomimetic catalysis, photocatalysis, environmental chemistry, green chemistry, membrane, surface structure, surface adsorption)Photochemistry and radiation chemistry (photochemistry, photophysics, photographic chemistry, material photochemistry, plasma chemistry, radiation chemistry, optoelectronic devices)Biophysical chemistry (structure biophysical chemistry, Bio-photoelectric chemistry and thermodynamics, kinetics of life process)Physical chemistry of materials (nano and meso structure, nanometer material, nanometer science, Physicochemical property of materials)

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

ISSN: 2210-271X
5 Year impact factor: 2.3
Impact factor: 3

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry publishes high quality, original reports of significance in computational and theoretical chemistry including those that deal with problems of structure, properties, energetics, weak interactions, reaction mechanisms, catalysis, and reaction rates involving atoms, molecules, clusters, surfaces, and bulk matter. Reports on new algorithms and comprehensive assessments of existing ones, and applications to new types of problems are especially welcome. Manuscripts that apply standard methods to specific chemical problems and/or to specific molecules are appropriate if they report novel results for an important problem of high interest and/or if they are used to develop significant new insights.Benefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center

Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena

ISSN: 0368-2048
5 Year impact factor: 1.7
Impact factor: 1.8

The Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena publishes experimental, theoretical and applied work in the field of electron spectroscopy and electronic structure, involving techniques which use high energy photons (>10 eV) or electrons as probes or detected particles in the investigation.The journal encourages contributions in the general area of atomic, molecular, ionic, liquid and solid state spectroscopy carried out using electron impact, synchrotron radiation (including free electron lasers) and short wavelength lasers. Papers using photoemission and other techniques, in which synchrotron radiation, Free Electron Lasers, laboratory lasers or other sources of ionizing radiation, combined with electron velocity analysis are especially welcome. The materials properties addressed include characterization of ground and excited state properties as well as time resolved electron dynamics.The individual techniques of electron spectroscopy include photoelectron spectroscopy of both outer and inner shells; inverse photoemission; spin-polarised photoemission; time resolved 2-photon photoemission, resonant and non-resonant Auger spectroscopy including ion neutralization studies; edge techniques (EXAFS, NEXAFS,...) , resonant and non-resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS), spectro-microscopy, high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy; electron scattering and resonance electron capture; electron spectroscopy in conjunction with microscopy; penning ionization spectroscopy including scanning tunneling spectroscopy; theoretical treatments of the photoemission, X-ray emission, Auger, energy loss and Penning ionization processes. Contributions on instrumentation and technique development, date acquisition - analysis - quantification are also welcome.Subject areas covered include spectroscopic characterization of materials and processes concerning: - surfaces, interfaces, and thin films; - atomic and molecular physics, clusters; - semiconductor physics and chemistry; - materials for photovoltaics; - materials science including: metal surfaces, nanoparticles, ceramics, strongly correlated systems, polymers, biomaterials and other organic films; - catalysis

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Open

ISSN: 2666-4410
Impact factor: 1.5

The Journal of Magnetic Resonance Open (JMRO), a companion title to the well-known Journal of Magnetic Resonance, is a Gold Open Access peer-reviewed journal that publishes a variety of research articles and reviews on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging. Editors welcome original scientific papers in all aspects of magnetic resonance, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) of solids and liquids, nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR), magnetic resonance magnetometry, electron spin/paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and in-vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging (MRS, MRI). Manuscripts dealing with the development of these methodologies, with related technologies and with their cutting-edge applications in all research areas (chemistry, biology, physics), are of particular interest to this Journal. Editors have tailored article types that JMRO accepts to six distinct kinds, believing that these will maximize the benefit resulting from the accessibility provided by Gold Open Access. We divide this kind of articles into Research, Concept, Idea, Protocol, Tutorial and Classroom papers.Research papers should include hard-core original results in the above fields. Authors are encouraged to provide a contextual description of their research emphasizing on their contribution into a broader context in an Introduction section, comprehensive Experimental and Results sections, and the implications of these to advance the field in a Discussion.Concept papers will be submissions that combine original research propositions or outlooks, with an overview of the state-of-the-art status in a given subfield. The idea of this class of articles is to fill back the kind of niche that papers in the "Advances in Magnetic Resonance" and in the "Concepts in Magnetic Resonance" series occupied with great success over several decades. We expect these to be relatively long accounts (5,000-10,000 words, ≡10 figures/tables), aimed at specialists that will appreciate new takes, alternative vistas and/or clarifications about concepts, techniques, algorithms and applications in magnetic resonance.Idea papers will be essays containing novel ideas at an early stage of development. This article type provides an opportunity to disclose breakthroughs early in their gestation -even before their full experimental validation or implications has been completed. Idea papers should be brief, aiming at ca. 2000 words and 4 figures and/or tables. Their format could be similar to regular papers, including an abstract and keywords section, with the length and detail of the remaining sections tailored in accordance to the novelty of the contribution.Protocol papers will be hands-on descriptions where facility managers, advanced students, postdocs and other experts from academia or industry, share their know-how about setting up and analysing magnetic resonance experiments. What we would like to target is the kind of accumulated knowledge that is essential for running a successful project, but which can rarely make it into a stand-alone publication. We trust to rely heavily on videos in addition to figures and recent text, to facilitate this transfer of knowledge.Tutorial papers are inspired by the pedagogical efforts we have witnessed in major magnetic resonance conferences (ENC, EUROMAR, ISMRM), and their idea is to present an introduction to either a theoretical or experimental subject in magnetic resonance. These papers should be directed to a learned but non-expert student / practitioner that is interested in the field, and of particular importance is that it be prepared with good pedagogical skills. Tutorial papers do not have to shy from recent or ongoing breakthroughs, but their emphasis would be better spent in clarity rather than comprehensiveness: explain the concepts, describe the protocols, give valuable practical information -help us nurture a new generation of scientists.Classroom papers will be submissions that are specifically meant to disseminate magnetic resonance teaching efforts, both in the classroom and in the lab, both at graduate and undergraduate levels. The idea here is to publish useful protocols, experiments, solved quizzes and problems, as well as evaluations/feedback from students, that will help us improve our training of the upcoming generation of magnetic resonance practitioners.

Journal of Molecular Liquids

ISSN: 0167-7322
5 Year impact factor: 5.1
Impact factor: 5.3

Structure, Interactions and Dynamics of Simple, Molecular, Ionic and Complex LiquidsThe Journal of Molecular Liquids includes papers in the following areas:– Simple organic liquids and mixtures – Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents – Surfactant solutions (including micelles and vesicles) and Colloids – Thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals and gels – Ferrofluids – Water, aqueous solutions and other hydrogen-bonded liquids – Lubricants, polymer solutions and melts – Molten metals and salts – Phase transitions and critical phenomena in liquids and confined fluids – Self assembly in complex liquids – Biomolecules in solution – Surface science involving solid-liquid and liquid-liquid interfaces.The emphasis is on the molecular (or microscopic) understanding of particular liquids or liquid systems, especially concerning structure, dynamics and intermolecular forces, and on the solvent roles in structural and dynamical properties, thermodynamic quantities, functions, and reactions at the molecular level. Experimental studies, computer simulations, quantum chemical simulations and analytical theory will be considered for publication. The experimental techniques used may include:– Conventional spectroscopy (mid-IR and far-IR, Raman, NMR, etc.) – Non-linear optics and time resolved spectroscopy (psec, fsec, asec, ISRS, etc.) – Light scattering (Rayleigh, Brillouin, PCS, etc.) – Dielectric relaxation – X-ray and neutron scattering and diffraction.Papers just reporting experimental results that do not contribute to the understanding of the fundamentals of molecular liquids and ionic liquids and solutions will not be accepted. Only papers of a non-routine nature and advancing the field will be considered for publication.Authors who wish to appeal the rejection of their manuscript may submit a formal appeal. Appeal requests must be made in writing to the Journal (you can find the Journal's email address on the Journal's homepage) with the word "appeal" and the manuscript number in the subject line.Authors should:submit their appeal within 1 month of receiving the rejection letter and should not submit their manuscript to any other journal while their appeal is being considered.detail in the appeal letter why they refute the decision and provide point-by-point responses to any of the editors' and/or reviewers' comments that seem to have contributed to the decision. A difference of opinion as to the interest, novelty, or suitability of the manuscript for the journal is not a sufficient reason for an appeal.provide any new information or data that the Journal should take into consideration. This should not be a repetition of what was included in the original submission or cover letter.provide evidence if they believe the Editor or Reviewer has made technical errors in their assessment of the manuscript.include evidence if they believe the Editor or Reviewer may have a conflict of interest or has been biased.The appeal will be considered by the Journal's Editors-in-Chief or their designated representative (such as members of a journal's Ethics Committee), or by Elsevier staff as needed. Even if the Journal agrees to reconsider the manuscript, acceptance is not guaranteed, and the reconsideration process may involve re-review by previous or new reviewers or Editors, and substantive revision. Only one appeal per submission will be considered and the Editor's decision will be final. The Journal is unable to consider appeals in which the subject matter is the focus of an on-going legal proceeding and reserves the right to decline, suspend or discontinue an appeal in the event that legal proceedings pertaining to the subject matter of the appeal should commence.

Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy

ISSN: 0022-2852
5 Year impact factor: 1.2
Impact factor: 1.4

The Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy presents experimental and theoretical articles on all subjects relevant to molecular spectroscopy and its modern applications. An international medium for the publication of some of the most significant research in the field, the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy is an invaluable resource for astrophysicists, chemists, physicists, engineers, and others involved in molecular spectroscopy research and practice.Feature Articles: It is planned to have several peer reviewed Feature articles in the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy each year. These articles will overview areas of particular significance in molecular spectroscopy. They may review and consolidate an area of theoretical development or a collection of experimental data, in each case offering some new insights. The articles may also summarize the present status of a rapidly developing and/or evolving field. All the articles should serve as introductions to areas of spectroscopy other than one's specialty and should be particularly valuable to students entering the field.Feature articles will be solicited by invitation of the Editor . However, the Editor invites suggestions, with a reasonable level of detail, about topics that could be of interest. Self suggestions by potential authors are particularly encouraged.

Journal of Molecular Structure

ISSN: 0022-2860
5 Year impact factor: 3.5
Impact factor: 4

The Journal of Molecular Structure is dedicated to the publication of full-length articles and review papers, providing important new structural information on all types of chemical species including:• Stable and unstable molecules in all types of environments (vapour, molecular beam, liquid, solution, liquid crystal, solid state, matrix-isolated, surface-absorbed etc.) • Chemical intermediates • Molecules in excited states • Biological molecules • Polymers.The methods used may include any combination of spectroscopic and non-spectroscopic techniques, for example:• Infrared spectroscopy (mid, far, near) • Raman spectroscopy and non-linear Raman methods (CARS, etc.) • Electronic absorption spectroscopy • Optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism • Fluorescence and phosphorescence techniques • Electron spectroscopies (PES, XPS), EXAFS, etc. • Microwave spectroscopy • Electron diffraction • NMR and ESR spectroscopies • Mössbauer spectroscopy • X-ray crystallography • Charge Density Analyses • Computational Studies (supplementing experimental methods)We encourage publications combining theoretical and experimental approaches. The structural insights gained by the studies should be correlated with the properties, activity and/ or reactivity of the molecule under investigation and the relevance of this molecule and its implications should be discussed.IMPORTANT NOTE: Papers describing routine studies of little structural significance (e.g. manuscripts dealing only with glassy materials, characterization of particles and materials by using microscopy techniques, those reporting essentially crystal data accompanied by routine spectroscopic studies and/or theoretical structure analysis performed for isolated molecules, and routine spectroscopy studies for commercially available compounds) are not acceptable. The same applies to manuscripts mainly focused on synthesis procedures or evaluation of bioactivity of chemical species. Solely theoretical studies should rather be submitted to Computational and Theoretical Chemistry.

Molecular Catalysis

ISSN: 2468-8231
5 Year impact factor: 3.8
Impact factor: 3.9

Molecular Catalysis publishes full papers that are original, rigorous, and scholarly contributions examining the molecular and atomic aspects of catalytic activation and reaction mechanisms. The fields covered are:Heterogeneous catalysis including immobilized molecular catalystsHomogeneous catalysis including organocatalysis, organometallic catalysis and biocatalysisPhoto- and electrochemistryTheoretical aspects of catalysis analyzed by computational methodsManuscripts submitted to Molecular Catalysis ideally fall into the field of chemical synthesis, i.e. the preparation of chemical compounds used as pharmaceutical building blocks, fine chemicals, commodity chemicals or as bulk chemicals (or as precursors for them).Manuscripts dealing with non-synthetic topics such as degradation reactions (e.g. photocatalysis for the degradation of dyes/pollutants), (bio)sensors or fuel cells will not be considered for publication in Molecular Catalysis.Contributions that do not fall within the above aims and scope will be rejected at the editorial level. Examples are papers that are limited to:*** Routine preparation and characterization of catalytic materialsRoutine synthetic organic applications of catalysisRoutine computational studies that merely reproduces experimental data**Since the scopes of the Elsevier journals Molecular Catalysis, Applied Catalysis A: General, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, and Catalysis Communications are complementary, an appropriate submission to each journal could be borderline, in which case the advice of another Editor will be sought, possibly redirecting the submission to either Applied Catalysis A: General, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, or Catalysis Communications (for letters) with the author(s)'s agreement.Molecular Catalysis publishes regularly full papers; special issues on well-defined topics are published only by invitation. However, proposal from authors are welcome anytime and enquiries regarding the submission of special issues should be directed to the Editors. Any special issue should contain at least 30 articles featuring work from leading experts in the area and/or from leading institutes.Review and Perspective articles are normally published by invitation.Perspectives are short articles covering current areas of interest for molecular catalysis audience in the form of personal accounts. The length of a published perspective ranges from 1500 to 2000 words (excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, tables, etc.) with at least 20 or more references.A new article format called "Ongoing Story" will focus on a still open molecular catalysis research showing the developments in the understanding by a specialist area. The length of a published "Ongoing story" ranges from 500 to 1000 words (excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, tables, etc.).Guidelines for catalyst characterization and reporting experimental results:Every manuscript published in Molecular Catalysis has to provide sufficient experimental detail to reproduce the experiments and calculations reported. Also, the identity of the products (especially if a new product is synthesized) has to be established together with the yield and its purity.Catalyst characterization: To establish the identity of new catalysts a precise synthesis and purification procedure is inevitable as well as sufficient spectroscopic (e.g. UV-Vis, NMR etc.), crystallographic and chromatographic identification (ideally placed into the supporting information).In case of enzyme catalysts, a detailed description and documentation (e.g. SDS-gels etc) of the enzyme preparation (such as expression system, induction, fermentation conditions, downstream processing and enzyme purification) has to be provided.Catalyst activity assays have to be described in detail (including reagents, assay conditions and activity calculations).Reaction conditions: A detailed description of the reaction conditions comprises: solvent composition (if appropriate buffer strength, pH etc.), reaction temperature, pressure, shaking- or stirring etc. Whereas possible, the concentrations of all reagents must be given in molar concentrations. This applies in particular to time courses shown in the manuscript. Authors should refrain from showing %-conversions but rather show molar concentrations of products and starting materials. To evaluate the efficiency of a catalyst, turnover numbers and turnover frequencies (together with the conditions and equations for their calculation) should be included in the manuscript text.Statements on efficiency and/or environmental benignity: In general, authors should refrain from claims of 'efficiency' and/or environmental benignity ('greenness') unless these claims are substantiated by a quantitative comparison with a method of the state-of-the-art. Manuscripts using such terms excessively without quantitative justification will not be considered for publication.Plagiarism: All manuscripts submitted to Molecular Catalysis are routinely screened with respect to originality of concept, content, and writing. It is not appropriate for an author to reuse wording from publicly available sources (including the authors' own publications) no matter if cited (or not). Manuscripts with a plagiarism level (similarity index) above 10%, including self-plagiarism will be automatically rejected at Editorial level.

Molecular Chemistry & Engineering

ISSN: 3050-7960

Vibrational Spectroscopy

ISSN: 0924-2031
5 Year impact factor: 2.5
Impact factor: 2.7

Vibrational Spectroscopy provides a vehicle for the publication of original research which covers infrared, near-infrared and Raman spectroscopies. VIBSPEC publishes papers dealing with developments in applications, theory, techniques and instrumentation.The topics covered by the journal include: Sampling techniques,Vibrational spectroscopy coupled with separation techniques,Instrumentation (Fourier transform, conventional and laser based),Data manipulation,Spectra-structure correlation and group frequencies.The application areas covered include: Analytical chemistry,Bio-organic and bio-inorganic chemistry,Catalysis,Environmental science,Industrial chemistry,Materials science,Physical chemistry,Polymer science,Process control,Specialized problem solving.VIBSPEC provides its readership with a concise picture of the state of the art of vibrational spectroscopy on a regular basis. In order to achieve this goal, VIBSPEC publishes review articles, research papers and short communications.

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