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Inorganic Chemistry

American Chemical Society · United States

ISSN0020-1669eISSN1520-510X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.879
H-Indexi
306
SNIPi
0.938
Total Worksi
77,468
Total Citationsi
2,744,491
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.14
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
5
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Inorganic Chemistry; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive
Total Publications77,468
Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Chemical Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0020-1669 / 1520-510X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
1.9k
56k
2019
1.9k
50k
2020
2.1k
42k
2021
2.2k
39k
2022
2.3k
30k
2023
2.5k
23k
2024
2.7k
11k
2025
1.9k
1.1k
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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1
Inorganic ChemistryQ1
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryChemistry (miscellaneous)Inorganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Magnetism in coordination complexesMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Inorganic Chemistry

Is Inorganic Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Inorganic 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 Inorganic Chemistry?

Inorganic 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 4.14.

Is Inorganic Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Inorganic Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Inorganic Chemistry?

Subject areas: Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Inorganic Chemistry; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref