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Open Chemical Engineering Journal

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 2007

ISSN1874-1231

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

125

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 65d

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.19

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.467

Total Worksi

193

Total Citationsi

1,665

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Open Chemical Engineering Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters and guest-edited single-topic issues in all areas of chemical engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications193

Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers

OA Since2015

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bentham Science Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1874-1231

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

152

2019

229

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsProcess Optimization and IntegrationExtraction and Separation ProcessesMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityFluid Dynamics and MixingCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Frequently asked questions about Open Chemical Engineering Journal

Is Open Chemical Engineering Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Chemical Engineering Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Chemical Engineering Journal?

Open Chemical Engineering Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.19.

Is Open Chemical Engineering Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Chemical Engineering Journal is indexed in Scopus.