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Journal of Organic Chemistry

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1836

ISSN1520-6904

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.737

H-Index

310

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.859

Total Works

102,739

Total Citations

3,300,020

2yr Mean Citedness

2.97

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Organic Chemistry publishes research on the synthesis and characterization of organic molecules. Recent articles focus on the development of new catalytic methods, including asymmetric catalysis, visible-light photocatalysis, and transition-metal catalysis, for the construction of complex organic structures. The journal also features studies on total synthesis of natural products and the development of novel synthetic strategies for biologically relevant compounds.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1836

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications102,739

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?

1520-6904

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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

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.

Organic ChemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Organic

Scopus Categories

Organic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsChemical Synthesis and AnalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemical Reaction MechanismsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsInorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemical Synthesis and ReactionsOrganic Chemistry Cycloaddition ReactionsFluorine in Organic Chemistry