Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
Analytical Chemistry
ISSN 0003-2700 · eISSN 1520-6882 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 1929
Analytical Chemistry: CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.26; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 97 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: hard; 3,211 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Analytical Chemistry 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 History and advancements in chemistry, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 30.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Analytical Chemistry publishes compelling research articles advancing chemical measurement science from significant fundamentals to innovative applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Editor-in-chief Jonathan V. SweedlerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry14.9%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry7.9%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry7.9%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry6.4%
- Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry4.9%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry4.7%
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, Analytical | 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, Analytical | 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, Analytical | 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
- 7.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 305LetPub ·
- h-index
- 485OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60,295OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3,052LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 141,112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,643 | 534 | 2,770 |
| 2025 | 3,211 | 831 | 22,372 |
| 2024 | 2,550 | 662 | 35,501 |
| 2023 | 2,323 | 636 | 48,986 |
| 2022 | 2,249 | 540 | 59,672 |
| 2021 | 2,150 | 557 | 73,614 |
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
97 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 122 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 94 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (6,023 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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1929
- ISSN
- 0003-2700
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-6882
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 98, Issue 36 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Analytical Chemistry
What CAS zone is Analytical Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Analytical Chemistry is in Zone 1 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Analytical; 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 Analytical Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.26; CiteScore 10.7, h-index 485.
How long does peer review take at Analytical Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 97 days (interquartile range 74–122 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 Analytical Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Analytical Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Analytical Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Analytical Chemistry 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .