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Journal of Chemical Education

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1938-1328

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.596

H-Index

198

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.207

Total Works

54,867

Total Citations

473,474

2yr Mean Citedness

2.59

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the integration of digital technologies, innovative laboratory experiments, and pedagogical strategies to enhance the teaching and learning of chemistry at various educational levels, from high school to undergraduate.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications54,867

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

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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?

1938-1328

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryEducation, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Various Chemistry Research TopicsHistory and advancements in chemistryChemistry and Chemical EngineeringInorganic and Organometallic ChemistryScience Education and PedagogyInnovative Teaching MethodsChemical Safety and Risk ManagementAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyAcademic Writing and PublishingExperimental Learning in Engineering