Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
Acta Chromatographica
ISSN 1233-2356 · eISSN 2083-5736 · Akademiai Kiado · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1992
Acta Chromatographica: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.18; fully open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Chromatographica is published by Akademiai Kiado and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, together about 43.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Analytical Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Chromatographica Open Access Acta Chromatographica publishes peer-reviewed scientific articles on every field of chromatography, including theory of chromatography; progress in synthesis and characterization of new stationary phases; chromatography of organic, inorganic and complex compounds; enantioseparation and chromatography of chiral compounds; applications of chromatography in biology, pharmacy, medicine, and food analysis; environmental applications of chromatography; analytical and physico-chemical aspects of sample preparation for chromatography; hyphenated and combined techniques; chemometrics and its applications in separation science.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry22.4%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry14.2%
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyMedicine7.1%
- Chromatography in Natural ProductsChemistry5.4%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
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, Analytical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: Chemistry Citation Index (CCI), Research Alert
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 305OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,225 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 74 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 95 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 97 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 297 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 318 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Akademiai Kiado
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1233-2356
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-5736
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Chromatographica
What CAS zone is Acta Chromatographica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Chromatographica is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Analytical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Chromatographica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.18; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Acta Chromatographica?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Chromatographica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Chromatographica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Chromatographica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Chromatographica is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .