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FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY

SPRINGER · NL

ISSN1386-4238eISSN1572-8463
WOS SCIEWOS A&HCI
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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Aims & Scope

Foundations of Chemistry is an international journal is an interdisciplinary forum in which chemists, biochemists, philosophers, historians, educators and sociologists discuss conceptual and fundamental issues which relate to the `central science' of chemistry. Coverage includes the autonomous role of chemistry between physics and biology and the question of the reduction of chemistry to quantum mechanics. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles on a wide range of topics, including chemical models, language, metaphors, and theoretical terms; chemical evolution and artificial self-replication; the social and ethical aspects of chemistry's professionalism; modeling and instrumentation in chemistry; the nature of explanation in the chemical sciences; theoretical chemistry, molecular structure and chaos; ancient chemistry, medieval chemistry and alchemy; philosophical and historical articles; and more. Foundations of Chemistry offers themed issues, and includes book reviews and discussion notes.

General Information

Country / RegionNL
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGER
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1386-4238 / 1572-8463
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
26
188
2019
39
229
2020
21
111
2021
42
319
2022
33
87
2023
31
45
2024
28
30
2025
22
2
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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History and advancements in chemistryPhilosophy and History of ScienceVarious Chemistry Research TopicsOrigins and Evolution of LifeComputational Drug Discovery MethodsChemistry and Chemical EngineeringChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsHistory of Science and MedicineScience Education and Pedagogy

Frequently asked questions about FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY

Is FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY a predatory journal?

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What is the impact factor of FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY?

FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY 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.

Is FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY?

Foundations of Chemistry is an international journal is an interdisciplinary forum in which chemists, biochemists, philosophers, historians, educators and sociologists discuss conceptual and fundamental issues which relate to the `central science' of chemistry. Coverage includes the autonomous role of chemistry between physics and biology and the question of the reduction of chemistry to quantum mechanics. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles on a wide range of topics, including chemical models, language, metaphors, and theoretical terms; chemical evolution and artificial self-replicat

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