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ACS Chemical Biology

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1938

ISSN1554-8937

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.374

H-Indexi

166

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.855

Total Worksi

6,149

Total Citationsi

215,357

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biochemistry; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1938

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,149

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?

1554-8937

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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

388

13k

2019

374

8.5k

2020

326

6.9k

2021

379

5.9k

2022

290

2023

296

2024

317

682

2025

172

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.

BiochemistryQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsAcademic Writing and PublishingChemical Synthesis and AnalysisClick Chemistry and ApplicationsGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesUbiquitin and proteasome pathwaysChemistry and Chemical Engineering

Frequently asked questions about ACS Chemical Biology

Is ACS Chemical Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ACS Chemical Biology: 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 ACS Chemical Biology?

ACS Chemical Biology 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 3.18.

Is ACS Chemical Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ACS Chemical Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of ACS Chemical Biology?