Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Chemical Methodologies
ISSN 2645-7776 · eISSN 2588-4344 · Sami Publishing Company
Chemical Methodologies: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 58 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 52% (journal website); 55 articles a year; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemical Methodologies is published by Sami Publishing Company and is in Zone 3 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, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chemical Methodologies (Chem. Methodol.) is an international, double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access journal established in 2017 by Sami Publishing Company, in cooperation with the Iranian Chemical Science and Technologies Association. The journal publishes high-quality experimental, theoretical, computational, and applied research in chemistry and biochemistry, with particular emphasis on the development, improvement, validation, and application of chemical and biochemical methodologies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Iran 83, Egypt 64, Spain 21, Germany 9, Türkiye 9 (234 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry9.8%
- Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesChemistry9.4%
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsEngineering7.7%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering6.4%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry6%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry5.6%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry5.1%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 21 April 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScimagoPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.73Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 479Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,048,191Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 204 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 54 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 361 |
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
58 dayssubmission to acceptance
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 52%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 37 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websitePlagiarism
- Plagiarism
Journal’s Policies for Plagiarism and Publication Model summary
Journal’s Policies for Plagiarism and Publication
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
- Sami Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2645-7776
- Electronic ISSN
- 2588-4344
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 11 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemical Methodologies
What CAS zone is Chemical Methodologies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemical Methodologies is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 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.
How long does peer review take at Chemical Methodologies?
The publisher reports about 58 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 52%. 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 Chemical Methodologies based?
Of the 234 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (83), Egypt (64) and Spain (21). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chemical Methodologies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemical Methodologies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Chemical Methodologies open access, and what is the APC?
Chemical Methodologies is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .