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High Energy Chemistry

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN0018-1439eISSN1608-3148

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.205

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.491

Total Worksi

2,693

Total Citationsi

10,543

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

High Energy Chemistry is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on chemical and physicochemical processes occurring in substances under the influence of non-thermal energy agents. Publishes original articles, reviews, short communications, and letters to the editor. Covers topics such as photonics, photochemistry, radiation chemistry, plasma chemistry, and more. Welcomes submissions in English from researchers worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 239 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,693

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0018-1439 / 1608-3148

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

167

443

2019

164

453

2020

144

337

2021

101

259

2022

264

358

2023

227

297

2024

226

2025

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.

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesPlasma Applications and DiagnosticsPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and IrradiationElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsFree Radicals and Antioxidants

Frequently asked questions about High Energy Chemistry

Is High Energy Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for High Energy Chemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of High Energy Chemistry?

High Energy Chemistry 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 0.70.

Is High Energy Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

High Energy Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.