Chem

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1992

ISSN2451-9308

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

6.508

H-Indexi

207

SNIPi

2.539

Total Worksi

2,778

Total Citationsi

182,276

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Chem publishes seminal and insightful research across the chemical sciences and its sub-disciplines. It showcases how fundamental studies in chemistry may help in finding potential solutions to global challenges.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 307 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,778

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2451-9308

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

265

29k

2019

322

36k

2020

268

17k

2021

289

16k

2022

299

13k

2023

329

6.8k

2024

294

2.9k

2025

224

269

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

Biochemistry (medical)Q1

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Environmental ChemistryQ1

Materials ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryBiochemistry (medical)Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Environmental ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvancements in Battery MaterialsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsCovalent Organic Framework Applications

Frequently asked questions about Chem

Is Chem a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chem: it is indexed in 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 Chem?

Chem is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 6.508.

Is Chem indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chem is indexed in Scopus.