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Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Springer · United States · Est. 1963

ISSN1975-7220

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.574

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.665

Total Worksi

11,654

Total Citationsi

120,845

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering is a global platform that publishes significant chemical engineering research with potential industrial significance. Covers all basic areas in chemical engineering including catalysis, environmental engineering, energy, biotechnology, nuclear science and more. Regularly features reviews on emerging and industrially important subjects of chemical engineering. Welcomes papers with practical scope and applicability. Supports new theoretical concepts with detailed experimental data.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

FrequencyBimonthly, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,654

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

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?

1975-7220

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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

330

4.3k

2019

343

4.2k

2020

305

3.4k

2021

337

3.8k

2022

297

2023

360

2.6k

2024

254

729

2025

175

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)Q2

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryEngineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalPhase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis

Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Is Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering: 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 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering?

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 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 3.58.

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

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.