Chemical Physics Letters has an open access mirror journal, Chemical Physics Letters: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.

Chemical Physics Letters publishes brief reports on molecules, interfaces, condensed phases, nanomaterials and nanostructures, polymers, biomolecular systems, and energy conversion and storage.

Criteria for publication are quality, urgency and impact. Further, experimental results reported in the journal have direct relevance for theory, and theoretical developments or non-routine computations relate directly to experiment. Manuscripts must satisfy these criteria and should not be minor extensions of previous work.

《Chemical Physics Letters》是一本由ELSEVIER出版商出版的专业化学期刊，该刊创刊于1967年，刊期Biweekly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：化学 4区，小类学科：物理化学 4区；物理：原子、分子和化学物理 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q3。该刊发文范围涵盖物理化学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外物理化学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为2.719，平均审稿速度约1.0个月。