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Chemical Reviews

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1924

ISSN1520-6890

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

16.455

H-Index

997

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

11.092

Total Works

10,563

Total Citations

4,023,317

2yr Mean Citedness

43.89

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Chemical Reviews publishes comprehensive reviews on chemical sciences. Recent articles focus on the integration of chemistry with biology and materials science, including topics such as single-cell analysis, biohybrid systems for solar energy conversion, skeletal editing reactions, C1 chemistry, membrane protein folding and insertion, biological sulfur species, synthetic nanopores, antimicrobial peptides, aryl-aryl bond formation, neuropathy mechanisms, AI in materials science, metalloenzyme electrochemistry, liquid crystal-based assembly, mechanochemical synthesis, single crystal cathodes for batteries, conductivity spectroscopy for photovoltaics, high-entropy alloy nanocrystals for catalysis, and biofabrication of tissue constructs.

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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 / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1924

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,563

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-6890

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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

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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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History and advancements in chemistryVarious Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry and Chemical EngineeringElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresAsymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisInorganic and Organometallic ChemistrySpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemical Synthesis and Analysis