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Chemical Engineering Journal

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1976

ISSN1385-8947eISSN1873-3212

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.696

H-Index

385

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.846

Total Works

73,754

Total Citations

3,207,430

2yr Mean Citedness

9.34

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Chemical Engineering Journal publishes original fundamental research, interpretative reviews, and discussions of new developments in chemical engineering. The journal focuses on chemical reaction engineering, environmental chemical engineering, and materials synthesis and processing. It also covers research in adsorption, catalysis, inorganic chemistry, and aqueous solutions, with a primary focus on computational research and experimental validation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications73,754

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

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5/12 · 42%

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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?

1385-8947 / 1873-3212

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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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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Environmental ChemistryQ1

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, Environmental

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Environmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced oxidation water treatmentAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvanced battery technologies researchSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal