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International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1097-4601

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.306

H-Indexi

118

SNIPi

0.631

Total Worksi

6,021

Total Citationsi

110,068

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Inorganic Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Biochemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,021

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-4601

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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

110

709

2019

141

1.3k

2020

596

2021

312

2022

388

2023

183

2024

2025

121

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.

Inorganic ChemistryQ3

Organic ChemistryQ3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3

BiochemistryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryOrganic ChemistryInorganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateChemical Reaction MechanismsFree Radicals and AntioxidantsCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceSpectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

Is International Journal of Chemical Kinetics a predatory journal?

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

International Journal of Chemical Kinetics 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 1.00.

Is International Journal of Chemical Kinetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Chemical Kinetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Chemical Kinetics?