Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
ISSN 1860-5397 · Beilstein-Institut Zur Forderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 2005
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.67; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 77 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 211 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry is published by Beilstein-Institut Zur Forderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften 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 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes high quality research and reviews in all areas of organic chemistry, including organic synthesis, organic reactions, natural product chemistry, structural investigations, supramolecular chemistry and chemical biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic
Editor-in-chief Peter H. SeebergerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.7%
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsChemistry8.2%
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry6.8%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry6.3%
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisChemistry5.3%
- Fluorine in Organic ChemistryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.6%
- Synthesis and Catalytic ReactionsChemistry4.6%
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsChemistry4.5%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
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, Google
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
- 2.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,421OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 200LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 107 | 41 |
| 2025 | 211 | 211 | 605 |
| 2024 | 275 | 275 | 1,606 |
| 2023 | 147 | 147 | 1,191 |
| 2022 | 185 | 185 | 1,454 |
| 2021 | 207 | 207 | 3,065 |
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
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 97 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 92 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (378 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 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- ACS
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- book reportBook ReportLength not stated
- commentaryEvery manuscript submitted to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry has to be assigned by the authors to one of the following types of article: Full Resear…Length not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- full research paperEvery manuscript submitted to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry has to be assigned by the authors to one of the following types of article: Full Resear…Length not stated
- letterEvery manuscript submitted to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry has to be assigned by the authors to one of the following types of article: Full Resear…Length not stated
- perspectiveEvery manuscript submitted to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry has to be assigned by the authors to one of the following types of article: Full Resear…Length not stated
- reviewEvery manuscript submitted to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry has to be assigned by the authors to one of the following types of article: Full Resear…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability 5.10 Data Availability Statement
FAIR data sharing and open science principles; authors strongly recommended to deposit data in subject-specific repositories. Model summary
This section is automatically added during manuscript submission and indicates the level of data availability for the article. For instructions, please see section 7.3 Data Deposition.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Only manuscripts written in English are accepted. Model summary
The Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry accepts only manuscripts written in English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fee (APC); costs covered by the Beilstein-Institut. Model summary
When submitting an article to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry authors are not charged any publication fee. All publication costs for the journal are covered completely by the Beilstein-Institut.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Supporting information is encouraged and published online alongside the final article. Model summary
Authors are encouraged to provide extensive supplementary material to support the scientific results and conclusions described in the main manuscript.
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
- Beilstein-Institut Zur Forderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1860-5397
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
What CAS zone is Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.67; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 60–97 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5; Reference style: ACS; 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 Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 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 Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 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: .