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Chemical Society Reviews

Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom

ISSN0306-0012eISSN1460-4744

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

11.348

H-Indexi

746

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

7.071

Total Worksi

9,299

Total Citationsi

2,367,032

2yr Mean Citednessi

33.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Chem Soc Rev publishes review articles covering important topics at the forefront of the chemical sciences. Reviews should be of the very highest quality and international impact. We particularly encourage international and multidisciplinary collaborations among our authors. Our scope covers the breadth of the chemical sciences, including interdisciplinary topics where the article has a basis in chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyNine No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive

Total Publications9,299

Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal Society of Chemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0306-0012 / 1460-4744

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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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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

264

72k

2019

432

112k

2020

458

83k

2021

388

50k

2022

340

31k

2023

406

30k

2024

401

8.9k

2025

215

384

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCell Image Analysis TechniquesBiotechnology and Related FieldsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Frequently asked questions about Chemical Society Reviews

Is Chemical Society Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chemical Society Reviews: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Chemical Society Reviews?

Chemical Society Reviews 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 33.60.

Is Chemical Society Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chemical Society Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.