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Molecules

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1991

ISSN1420-3049eISSN1420-3049

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.915

H-Indexi

331

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.137

Total Worksi

63,667

Total Citationsi

1,691,811

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Molecules provides an advanced forum for the science of chemistry and all interfacing disciplines. The journal also includes synthetic communications, encouraging the publication of experimental detail, synthetic procedures, and characterization information.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications63,667

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since1996

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1420-3049 / 1420-3049

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

4.7k

189k

2019

6.1k

219k

2020

7.8k

216k

2021

9.1k

195k

2022

8.1k

132k

2023

52k

2024

4.8k

19k

2025

2.2k

767

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.

Analytical ChemistryQ1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Drug DiscoveryQ2

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyChemistry, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Drug DiscoveryAnalytical ChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryPharmaceutical ScienceOrganic ChemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityNatural product bioactivities and synthesisSynthesis and biological activityPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsSynthesis and Biological EvaluationAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesChemical Synthesis and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Molecules

Is Molecules a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecules: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Molecules?

Molecules 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 4.68.

Is Molecules indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecules is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.