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Green Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1463-9262eISSN1463-9270

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.811

H-Indexi

316

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.672

Total Worksi

15,346

Total Citationsi

831,973

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Chemistry; Pollution.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyMonthly, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,346

Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal Society of Chemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1463-9262 / 1463-9270

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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?

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

800

47k

2019

906

50k

2020

994

45k

2021

928

29k

2022

1.1k

28k

2023

18k

2024

1.5k

2025

811

519

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.

Environmental ChemistryQ1

PollutionQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

PollutionEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Catalysis for Biomass ConversionChemical Synthesis and ReactionsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisIonic liquids properties and applicationsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsBiofuel production and bioconversionChemistry and Chemical EngineeringCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Frequently asked questions about Green Chemistry

Is Green Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Green Chemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Green Chemistry?

Green 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 7.12.

Is Green Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Green Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Green Chemistry?