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Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1964

ISSN1549-9626

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.488

H-Indexi

276

SNIPi

1.615

Total Worksi

11,617

Total Citationsi

611,001

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical; Computer Science Applications; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,617

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1549-9626

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

593

36k

2019

642

21k

2020

642

25k

2021

629

15k

2022

817

16k

2023

912

9.2k

2024

1.1k

4.5k

2025

685

368

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesProtein Structure and DynamicsMachine Learning in Materials SciencePhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsEnzyme Structure and FunctionAdvanced NMR Techniques and ApplicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Is Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation?

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 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 4.51.

Is Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation?