Journal Description: Open Chemistry is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, reviews, and short communications in the field of chemistry. This journal is the premier source for cutting-edge research in fundamental chemistry, providing high-quality peer-review services to authors from all over the world.
The journal's ISSN: 2391- 5420
Database Included: SCIE
Journal Quartile:
CAS Quartile: Q4
Category: Chemistry
Subcategory: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
JCR Quartile: Q3
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary (128/ 179)
Cite Score: 2.90
JCI:0.28
Impact Factor:
Open Chemistry was founded in 2015 and obtained its first Impact Factor (1.1+) in the following year. The overall level of the Impact Factor is not high, except for a slight decline in 2019, it has generally been on the rise, and the IF value is 2+ in 2021-2022.
Publication Volume:
Open Chemistry is an annual journal with a low submission rate, averaging around a hundred articles per year. In 2021-2022, 117 articles were published (with a self-citation rate of 2.3%) . Since its inception, the self-citation rate has remained below 10%.
Open Chemistry is an OA journal with a review time of 2-3 months and an approximate acceptance-to-publication time of 1 month.