Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
Chemical engineering progress
ISSN 0360-7275 · American Institute of Chemical Engineers · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1986
Chemical engineering progress: impact factor 0.12; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemical engineering progress is published by American Institute of Chemical Engineers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Process Optimization and Integration, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Research and Risk and Safety Analysis, together about 28.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Process Optimization and IntegrationEngineering13.7%
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering ResearchComputer Science7.4%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences7.1%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering5.8%
- Fluid Dynamics and MixingEngineering5.3%
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering4.9%
- Chemical Safety and Risk ManagementChemical Engineering4.5%
- Granular flow and fluidized bedsEngineering4.2%
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)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Chemistry | Q3 | 270/398 | 32nd |
| Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Q3 | 201/340 | 40th |
| General Chemical Engineering | Q3 | 188/281 | 33rd |
| Materials Chemistry | Q3 | 201/287 | 30th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
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 factor
- 0.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 245OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,232 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 379 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 364 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 403 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 490 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 656 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to Chemical engineering progress
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Process Optimization and Integration, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Research.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4Expected review time6–12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0360-7275
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemical engineering progress
What is the impact factor of Chemical engineering progress?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.12; CiteScore 1, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Chemical engineering progress?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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.
Which databases index Chemical engineering progress?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemical engineering progress is indexed in SCIE.
Is Chemical engineering progress open access, and what is the APC?
Chemical engineering progress 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .