Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Australian Journal of Chemistry
ISSN 0004-9425 · eISSN 1445-0038 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 12 issues per year · Founded 1948
Australian Journal of Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.02; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 34%; 69 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Chemistry is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Metal complexes synthesis and properties, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Australian Journal of Chemistry publishes research papers from all fields of chemical science, with a focus on multidisciplinary chemistry and emerging areas of research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief George KoutsantonisPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine9.7%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry6.1%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry5.9%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science5.9%
- Chemical Reaction MechanismsChemistry5.9%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry4.3%
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry4.1%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,773OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,917 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 69 | 40 | 103 |
| 2024 | 35 | 16 | 95 |
| 2023 | 80 | 49 | 279 |
| 2022 | 92 | 41 | 340 |
| 2021 | 85 | 46 | 544 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 34%LetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access articles
Optimising surface chemistry for second-life recycled carbon fibres: gains in composite performance at the expense of energy storage Peptide thioamides: exploiting a single-atom substitution Centring Wiannamatta (mother place): the story of the environmental persistence of tri-butyl phosphate within a legacy waste site Using Indigenous and traditional medicine knowledge in research and development…
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- Founded
- 1948
- ISSN
- 0004-9425
- Electronic ISSN
- 1445-0038
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 8 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Chemistry
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Chemistry is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. 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 Australian Journal of Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.02; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Chemistry?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “34%”. 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 Australian Journal of Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Australian Journal of Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .