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Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1096-3626

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.

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📊 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

0.527

H-Indexi

137

SNIPi

0.868

Total Worksi

11,029

Total Citationsi

265,146

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Thermodynamics; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,029

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-3626

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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

340

5.6k

2019

267

3.6k

2020

250

2.7k

2021

203

1.7k

2022

165

1.1k

2023

128

611

2024

109

187

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalThermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureThermodynamic properties of mixturesPhase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsChemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous SolutionsIonic liquids properties and applicationsThermal and Kinetic AnalysisCrystallization and Solubility StudiesAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatographythermodynamics and calorimetric analysesFree Radicals and Antioxidants

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics

Is Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics: 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 Chemical Thermodynamics?

Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics 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 2.09.

Is Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics?