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Communications Chemistry

Springer Nature · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN2399-3669eISSN2399-3669
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.642
H-Indexi
76
SNIPi
1.28
Total Worksi
1,995
Total Citationsi
36,876
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.74
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Communications Chemistry publishes high-quality research across all areas of chemistry, with a focus on interdisciplinary work and novel approaches. We welcome submissions that push the boundaries of chemical science, including but not limited to: synthetic chemistry, materials chemistry, physical chemistry, chemical biology, and computational chemistry. We are particularly interested in work that has the potential for significant impact and broad appeal.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1977
Annual Volume~ 355 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,995
Publisher OrgNature Portfolio
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Nature
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2399-3669 / 2399-3669
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
142
6.9k
2019
192
7.1k
2020
178
5.3k
2021
182
4.9k
2022
287
5.6k
2023
313
3.9k
2024
464
2.5k
2025
315
226
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.

BiochemistryQ1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1
Environmental ChemistryQ1
Materials ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryChemistry (miscellaneous)Environmental ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Protein Structure and DynamicsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsChemical Synthesis and AnalysisMachine Learning in Materials ScienceCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsEnzyme Structure and FunctionAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Frequently asked questions about Communications Chemistry

Is Communications Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communications Chemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Communications Chemistry?

Communications 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 4.74.

Is Communications Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communications Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Communications Chemistry?

Communications Chemistry publishes high-quality research across all areas of chemistry, with a focus on interdisciplinary work and novel approaches. We welcome submissions that push the boundaries of chemical science, including but not limited to: synthetic chemistry, materials chemistry, physical chemistry, chemical biology, and computational chemistry. We are particularly interested in work that has the potential for significant impact and broad appeal.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref