Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
ACTA CHIMICA SINICA
ISSN 0567-7351 · Science Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · Semimonthly · Founded 1953
ACTA CHIMICA SINICA: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; subscription journal; review about 2.2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 161 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACTA CHIMICA SINICA is published by Science Press and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 72.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Chimica Sinica, published monthly in Chinese by the Chinese Chemical Society since 1933 and originally named Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society before 1952, reports new research results in all fields of Chemistry, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Chemical Bology etc., in the forms of Review, Accounts, Prospective, Communication and Article etc.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief TANG YongPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences24.1%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences24.1%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering24.1%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry2.8%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science1.9%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science1.8%
- Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science1.7%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering1.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 2.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 488OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 159LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 2 | 38 |
| 2025 | 161 | 37 | 328 |
| 2024 | 132 | 19 | 563 |
| 2023 | 178 | 163 | 908 |
| 2022 | 174 | 153 | 930 |
| 2021 | 156 | 143 | 1,170 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2.2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Science Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- Chinese
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1953
- ISSN
- 0567-7351
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACTA CHIMICA SINICA
What CAS zone is ACTA CHIMICA SINICA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACTA CHIMICA SINICA is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACTA CHIMICA SINICA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at ACTA CHIMICA SINICA?
Authors report an average review time of about 2.2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 ACTA CHIMICA SINICA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACTA CHIMICA SINICA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACTA CHIMICA SINICA open access, and what is the APC?
ACTA CHIMICA SINICA is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .