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Chemical Engineering Science

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0009-2509eISSN1873-4405

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.846

H-Indexi

293

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.166

Total Worksi

33,488

Total Citationsi

1,159,606

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Chemical Engineering Science publishes outstanding research founded on the Science of Chemical Engineering. The journal has been publishing papers on the fundamentals of chemical engineering since 1951.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySemimonthly, <Oct. 1993->

StatusActive

Total Publications33,488

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0009-2509 / 1873-4405

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

770

21k

2019

823

22k

2020

896

19k

2021

860

13k

2022

1.1k

16k

2023

1.3k

12k

2024

1.9k

6.4k

2025

1.2k

399

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Applied MathematicsQ1

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringApplied MathematicsChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fluid Dynamics and MixingGranular flow and fluidized bedsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

Frequently asked questions about Chemical Engineering Science

Is Chemical Engineering Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chemical Engineering Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Chemical Engineering Science?

Chemical Engineering Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.79.

Is Chemical Engineering Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chemical Engineering Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.