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Science China Chemistry

Science China Press · China · Est. 1982

ISSN1869-1870

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.273

H-Indexi

104

SNIPi

1.252

Total Worksi

6,558

Total Citationsi

106,603

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Science China Chemistry is a leading chemistry journal disseminating outstanding achievements across the global chemical community. Ranked as Q1 in the CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY category of JCR Publishes feature article, review, mini-review, research article, communication and highlight Rapid review and editorial decision within 25 days for the first round

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,558

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?

Science China Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1869-1870

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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

229

9.7k

2019

250

9.8k

2020

266

10k

2021

279

8.9k

2022

414

9.7k

2023

501

7.9k

2024

687

4.2k

2025

465

249

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)

Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials Science

Frequently asked questions about Science China Chemistry

Is Science China Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science China Chemistry: 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 Science China Chemistry?

Science China Chemistry 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 6.31.

Is Science China Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science China Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.