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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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.865

H-Index

331

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.137

Total Works

63,667

Total Citations

1,691,811

2yr Mean Citedness

4.68

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Analytical ChemistryQ1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Drug DiscoveryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

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