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Chemistry of Natural Compounds

Springer · United States · Est. 1965

ISSN1573-8388

SJR Q3✓ 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.

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.276

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.559

Total Worksi

15,718

Total Citationsi

64,486

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Chemistry of Natural Compounds focuses on the structure of natural compounds and their chemical characteristics across botanical families, genus, and species. An English translation of the peer-reviewed Russian journal Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii. Provides comprehensive reviews and general articles on natural compounds. A high author satisfaction rate with 96% considering future publication in the journal. The Russian Volume Year is published in English from April.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

Annual Volume~ 323 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications15,718

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-8388

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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

333

1.9k

2019

331

1.6k

2020

320

1.2k

2021

319

959

2022

333

874

2023

324

573

2024

312

265

2025

207

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MedicinalChemistry, Organic

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Plant ScienceChemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Natural product bioactivities and synthesisPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesSesquiterpenes and Asteraceae StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisChemical synthesis and alkaloidsBiological Activity of Diterpenoids and BiflavonoidsTraditional and Medicinal Uses of AnnonaceaePhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Frequently asked questions about Chemistry of Natural Compounds

Is Chemistry of Natural Compounds a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chemistry of Natural Compounds: 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 Chemistry of Natural Compounds?

Chemistry of Natural Compounds 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 0.72.

Is Chemistry of Natural Compounds indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chemistry of Natural Compounds is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.