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Topics in Current Chemistry

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1974

ISSN2364-8961

✓ 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 ↗

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H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

1.6

Total Worksi

983

Total Citationsi

51,042

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Topics in Current Chemistry provides critical reviews on emerging trends in modern chemical research and its intersections with disciplines like biology, medicine, physics, and material science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications983

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2364-8961

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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

2.2k

2019

1.9k

2020

2021

1.6k

2022

1.3k

2023

616

2024

383

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Unranked

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionRadical Photochemical ReactionsClick Chemistry and ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Frequently asked questions about Topics in Current Chemistry

Is Topics in Current Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Topics in Current Chemistry: 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 Topics in Current Chemistry?

Topics in Current Chemistry 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 7.16.

Is Topics in Current Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Topics in Current Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Topics in Current Chemistry?