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Chemical Reviews

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1924

ISSN1520-6890

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

16.918

H-Indexi

997

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

11.092

Total Worksi

10,563

Total Citationsi

4,023,317

2yr Mean Citednessi

43.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry (miscellaneous).

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

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?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

276

114k

2019

334

128k

2020

363

94k

2021

300

53k

2022

279

41k

2023

280

26k

2024

251

2025

157

370

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Chemical Reviews

Is Chemical Reviews a predatory journal?

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

Chemical Reviews 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 43.89.

Is Chemical Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chemical Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Chemical Reviews?