Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic
ARKIVOC
ISSN 1551-7004 · eISSN 1551-7012 · Arkat USA · UNITED STATES · Irregular
ARKIVOC: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.55; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ARKIVOC is published by Arkat USA 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 Synthesis and biological activity, Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Arkivoc is designed to promote the dissemination of organic chemical research worldwide to benefit students and researchers, particularly those at less well-endowed institutions, by publishing articles in the journal totally free of charge to authors and readers with no article processing or submission charges. Arkivoc publishes full papers (not accounts) describing sound original work that is of interest to organic chemists (in areas of synthetic organic chemistry, bio-organic, organometallic, theoretical, and physical organic chemistry: General Papers describing sound original work Reviews and Accounts of selected topics Honorary Issues - Pay tribute to distinguished organic chemists (invited contributions) Thematic Issues - Cover important current topics in organic chemistry Regional Issues - Recognize organic chemistry in various countries
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 14, United Kingdom 3, Germany 3, France 2, Belgium 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry8.3%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry8.1%
- Synthesis and Biological EvaluationChemistry6.9%
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry6.2%
- Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesChemistry6.1%
- Synthesis and Reactions of Organic CompoundsChemistry5.8%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry4.5%
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, Organic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 4 |
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, Organic | 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: Google Scholar
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
- 0.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,454OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 2 |
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | 36 |
| 2024 | 105 | 105 | 92 |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | 120 |
| 2022 | 134 | 134 | 350 |
| 2021 | 137 | 137 | 510 |
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 4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted8
- accountsSubmit Your Paper Instructions: Papers, Accounts, ReviewsLength not stated
- general papersGeneral Papers describing sound original workLength not stated
- honorary issuesHonorary Issues - Pay tribute to distinguished organic chemists (invited contributions)Length not stated
- papersSubmit Your Paper Instructions: Papers, Accounts, ReviewsLength not stated
- regional issuesRegional Issues - Recognize organic chemistry in various countriesLength not stated
- reviewsSubmit Your Paper Instructions: Papers, Accounts, ReviewsLength not stated
- reviews and accountsReviews and Accounts of selected topicsLength not stated
- thematic issuesThematic Issues - Cover important current topics in organic chemistryLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright to their publications and grant the journal right of first publication. All content is disseminated under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). Model summary
As described in the author agreement, authors retain copyright to their publications and grant the journal right of first publication. As an open access journal, all content is disseminated under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts are accepted after strict peer-review Model summary
Manuscripts are accepted after strict peer-review
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Arkivoc does not accept manuscripts containing material plagiarized from other publications or authors. Model summary
Arkivoc does not accept manuscripts containing material plagiarized from other publications or authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: authors are asked to add the DOI of their published paper to their preprint to facilitate citation of their published work. Model summary
Authors are asked to add the DOI of their published paper to their preprint to facilitate citation of their published work.
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
- Arkat USA
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- ISSN
- 1551-7004
- Electronic ISSN
- 1551-7012
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ARKIVOC
What CAS zone is ARKIVOC in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ARKIVOC is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ARKIVOC?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.55; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at ARKIVOC?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ARKIVOC based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), United Kingdom (3) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ARKIVOC?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ARKIVOC 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 ARKIVOC open access, and what is the APC?
ARKIVOC is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .