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RSC Advances

Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom · Est. 1845

ISSN2046-2069eISSN2046-2069

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.777

H-Index

272

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.964

Total Works

81,410

Total Citations

2,124,285

2yr Mean Citedness

5.70

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Retractions

244

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

RSC Advances is an international, peer-reviewed journal covering all of the chemical sciences, including multidisciplinary and emerging areas. Papers should provide an insight that advances the chemistry field.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1845

Annual Volume~ 3,518 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications81,410

Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoNational Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal Society of Chemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2046-2069 / 2046-2069

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, National Digital Preservation Program, China, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceGraphene research and applicationsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection