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ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN2168-0485eISSN2168-0485

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.41

H-Indexi

225

SNIPi

1.254

Total Worksi

19,026

Total Citationsi

749,562

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Engineering, Chemical; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Chemistry (miscellaneous); Environmental Chemistry; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications19,026

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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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?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2168-0485 / 2168-0485

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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

116k

2019

100k

2020

1.8k

69k

2021

1.7k

47k

2022

1.8k

41k

2023

1.7k

25k

2024

12k

2025

1.3k

1.2k

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)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Environmental ChemistryQ1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryEngineering, ChemicalGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentChemistry (miscellaneous)Environmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Catalysis for Biomass ConversionElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesLignin and Wood ChemistryAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvancements in Battery MaterialsSupercapacitor Materials and Fabricationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesBiofuel production and bioconversionAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Is ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ACS Sustainable Chemistry and 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 ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering?

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and 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 5.95.

Is ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.