Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
AIChE Journal
ISSN 0001-1541 · eISSN 1547-5905 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1955
AIChE Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,940; median 105 days to acceptance (126 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 455 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIChE Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Process Optimization and Integration, Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics and Advanced Control Systems Optimization, together about 22.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The AIChE Journal is the premier research monthly in chemical engineering and related fields. This peer-reviewed and broad-based journal reports on the most important and latest technological advances in core areas of chemical engineering as well as in other relevant engineering disciplines. To keep abreast with the progressive outlook of the profession, the Journal has been expanding the scope of its editorial contents to include such fast developing areas as biotechnology, electrochemical engineering, and environmental engineering. The AIChE Journal is indeed the global communications vehicle for the world-renowned researchers to exchange top-notch research findings with one another. Subscribing to the AIChE Journal is like having immediate access to nine topical journals in the field. Articles are categorized according to the following topical areas: Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering, Biochemicals, Biofuels, and Food Inorganic Materials: Synthesis and Processing Particle Technology and Fluidization Process Systems Engineering Reaction Engineering, Kinetics and Catalysis Separations: Materials, Devices and Processes Soft Materials: Synthesis, Processing and Products Thermodynamics and Molecular-Scale Phenomena Transport Phenomena and Fluid Mechanics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Singapore 2, Switzerland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Process Optimization and IntegrationEngineering8%
- Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsEngineering7.4%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering7.3%
- Fluid Dynamics and MixingEngineering6.6%
- Granular flow and fluidized bedsEngineering6%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science4.9%
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationEngineering4.6%
- Particle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System
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
- 4.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 147LetPub ·
- h-index
- 282OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,810OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 420LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 425Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,097,970Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 21,008 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 479 | 133 | 295 |
| 2025 | 455 | 166 | 1,824 |
| 2024 | 391 | 190 | 3,346 |
| 2023 | 338 | 171 | 4,108 |
| 2022 | 466 | 95 | 7,293 |
| 2021 | 420 | 110 | 7,129 |
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 Crossref · to
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 136 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (126 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 118 days
- Sample
- 126 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,001 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 2.4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 113 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 4 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,940 / EUR 4,120 / GBP 3,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- book reviewBook Reviews will generally be by invitation, and generally should not exceed three double-spaced pages. Book Reviews will be reviewed by the Editor or appropri…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews Book Reviews will generally be by invitation, and generally should not exceed three double-spaced pages.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters on any subject of interest to the Journal readership may be submitted, such as comments on published articles or responses to these letters. Do not exce…Length not stated
- perspectiveAuthors with potential ideas for the Perspectives section, contact Ignacio E. Grossmann, at Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pitt…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles Full-length articles should be arranged in the following order: Title and Authors.Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles The critical reviews of important areas of chemical engineering for general readers should discuss the background, state of the art, and outstan…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship Authorship
Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver updated metadata to indexing services upon author name change requests. Model summary
Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility. When entering the author names into Editorial Manager, the corresponding author will be asked to provide a CRediT contributor role to classify the role that each author played in creating the manuscript. Please see the Project CRediT website for a …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing is expected; authors select a data availability statement per Wiley's Data Sharing policy. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright/License Agreement
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement: If the open access option is not sele…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With open access, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1955
- ISSN
- 0001-1541
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-5905
- Society / sponsor
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 72, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AIChE Journal
What CAS zone is AIChE Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIChE Journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AIChE Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.13; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 282.
How long does peer review take at AIChE Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 126 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 71–136 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of AIChE Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of AIChE Journal based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Singapore (2) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AIChE Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIChE Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AIChE Journal open access, and what is the APC?
AIChE Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,940.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .