Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
ACS Catalysis
ISSN 2155-5435 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Biweekly · Founded 2011
ACS Catalysis: CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 13.59; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 70 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 66%; 1,858 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Catalysis is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 1 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Catalysis focuses on experimental and theoretical studies on molecules, macromolecules, and materials that are catalytic in nature.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
Editor-in-chief Cathleen CruddenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science11.5%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy10%
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsChemistry7.6%
- Catalysis and Oxidation ReactionsChemical Engineering5.8%
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemistry5.7%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5.7%
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsEnergy5.1%
- Catalysts for Methane ReformingChemical Engineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 13.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 13.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 20.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139LetPub ·
- h-index
- 380OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14,095OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,775LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,855 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,500 | 396 | 2,473 |
| 2025 | 1,858 | 518 | 22,881 |
| 2024 | 1,723 | 498 | 49,649 |
| 2023 | 1,466 | 482 | 60,265 |
| 2022 | 1,467 | 414 | 80,851 |
| 2021 | 1,444 | 444 | 91,135 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (369 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Biweekly
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 2155-5435
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 18 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Catalysis
What CAS zone is ACS Catalysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Catalysis is in Zone 1 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Physical; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Catalysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 13.59; CiteScore 20.4, h-index 380.
How long does peer review take at ACS Catalysis?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 48–92 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “66%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Catalysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Catalysis is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACS Catalysis open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Catalysis is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .