Journal profile
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE
ISSN 0570-0833 · Monthly
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE: impact factor 17.6 (journal website); subscription journal; review about 57 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 5,332 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE's largest topics are Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Angewandte Chemie is a journal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh). With an excellent Impact Factor of 16.9 (2024 Journal Citation Reports, Clarivate, 2025), the journal is maintaining its leading position among scholarly journals with a focus on general chemistry. It appears weekly in a highly optimized, reader-friendly format; new articles appear online almost every day. Founded in 1887, Angewandte Chemie is one of the prime chemistry journals in the world today. Moreover, it is the only journal in the field delivering a stimulating mixture of Review-type articles, Highlights, Communications, and Research Articles weekly. Review-type articles summarize important recent research on topical subjects across all branches of chemistry, they provide an overview of unresolved problems, and they discuss possible developments. To contribute a Review, Minireview, or Highlight, please contact our editorial office in the first instance so that our team may assess the suitability of the proposal. Unsolicited submissions cannot be considered at this time. Communications and Research Articles are selected critically and report on the latest research results, making the journal indispensable to chemists who want to stay well informed. ISSN: 1433-7851 (print). 1521-3773 (online). CODEN: ACIEF5. Currently 52 issues per year. How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef, PubMed, or ISI Web of Knowledge), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "Angew. Chem. Int. Ed." (punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal).Please note that articles published in issues from January 2022 onwards should be cited using the 10-character eLocator (instead of page numbers). For example: A. Author, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202299999. For all citations to papers published in issues until the end of 2021, please use the assigned page numbers. For example: A. Author, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 99990—99999. Readership Chemists of all disciplines Researchers affiliated with institutions that are eligible for the Research4Life partnership have institutional access to this journal Keywords Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, Coordination Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Science, Macromolecular Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Che
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Frank MaassPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 40%); most named Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Israel 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry10.3%
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsChemistry7.4%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry5.8%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry5.5%
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry4.9%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Cyclopropane Reaction MechanismsChemistry4.4%
- Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition ReactionsChemistry4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIEWeb of ScienceScopusMEDLINEPubMedINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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 (publisher)
- 17.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 17.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 25.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 25.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 330OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,700OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,022Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 5,332Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 5,455,489Publisher website ·
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
57 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Participates in Wiley's Refer and Transfer program allowing rejected manuscripts to be transferred to other Wiley journals Model summary
This journal participates in Wiley's Refer and Transfer program. If your manuscript is not accepted, you may receive a recommendation to transfer the manuscript to another suitable Wiley journal, either through a referral from the journal's editor or through our Transfer Desk Assistant.
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
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0570-0833
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 39 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE
What is the impact factor of ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 17.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 330.
How long does peer review take at ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE?
The publisher reports about 57 days (submission to acceptance); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 40%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE?
The journal's website lists EI Compendex, SCIE, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, PubMed, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE open access, and what is the APC?
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .