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Journal of Chromatography A

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0021-9673eISSN1873-3778

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.668

H-Indexi

317

SNIPi

1.019

Total Worksi

68,568

Total Citationsi

2,156,104

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Chromatography A publishes research papers and critical reviews on all aspects of fundamental and applied separation science. The scope includes chromatography and related techniques such as field-flow fractionation, electromigration techniques, and hyphenated and multi-dimensional separations. The journal also covers high-performance liquid chromatography and chemistry.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications68,568

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

0021-9673 / 1873-3778

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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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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

946

23k

2019

999

19k

2020

777

15k

2021

769

12k

2022

685

8.4k

2023

844

6.3k

2024

849

2.8k

2025

586

217

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.

Analytical ChemistryQ2

BiochemistryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Organic ChemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsChemistry, Analytical

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryAnalytical ChemistryOrganic ChemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsAnalytical chemistry methods developmentMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChromatography in Natural Products

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chromatography A

Is Journal of Chromatography A a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Chromatography A: 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 Journal of Chromatography A?

Journal of Chromatography A 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 3.35.

Is Journal of Chromatography A indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Chromatography A is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.