Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
ISSN 0253-2964 · eISSN 1229-5949 · Wiley-Blackwell · SOUTH KOREA · Monthly · Founded 1980
BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.09; fully open access; APC about USD 3,470; review about 49 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: 70%; 146 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Chemical Synthesis and Reactions and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 18.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society is an official research journal of the Korean Chemical Society. It was founded in 1980 and reaches out to the chemical community worldwide. It is strictly peer-reviewed and welcomes Communications, Articles, Personal Accounts, and Reviews written in English. The scope of the journal covers all major areas of chemistry: analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, industrial chemistry, inorganic chemistry, life-science chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, organic synthesis, non-synthetic organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and materials chemistry. Starting in 2015, the online version of the Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society is published on Wiley Online Library: Publication of all manuscripts in HTML full-text free electronic Table-of-Contents Alerts access to related articles via CrossRef The Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society is jointly published by the Korean Chemical Society and Wiley-VCH. It is partially supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant funded by the Korean Government. ISSN: 1229-5949 (online). CODEN: BKCSDE. Volume 42. 12 Issues in 2021.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Wonwoo NamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 6%); most named South Korea 49, United States 8, Mainland China 4, Germany 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (65 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 Biology6.4%
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry6.1%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry5.6%
- Chemical Reaction MechanismsChemistry5.1%
- Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionChemistry5%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering4.4%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy4.2%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science4.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
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
- 3.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,486OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 108LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 108Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 189,241Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,029 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 126 | 57 | 67 |
| 2025 | 146 | 93 | 347 |
| 2024 | 132 | 77 | 728 |
| 2023 | 149 | 64 | 798 |
| 2022 | 212 | 43 | 1,403 |
| 2021 | 280 | 35 | 2,272 |
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
49 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 2.2 months
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 review time (community reports)
- about 2.2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 70%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,470 / EUR 2,900 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Ethical guidelines for publication of chemical research of the Korean Chemical Society Model summary
Ethical Guidelines for Publication of Chemical Research of the Korean Chemical Society.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0253-2964
- Electronic ISSN
- 1229-5949
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
What CAS zone is BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 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 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.09; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY?
The publisher reports about 49 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 2.2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “70%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39% (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 BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY based?
Of the 65 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (49), United States (8) and Mainland China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY open access, and what is the APC?
BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,470.
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: .