Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
CHEMICAL RECORD
ISSN 1527-8999 · eISSN 1528-0691 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2001
CHEMICAL RECORD: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.59; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,710; median 69 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 168 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CHEMICAL RECORD is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, together about 19.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Chemical Record (TCR) is a "highlights" journal publishing timely and critical overviews of new developments at the cutting edge of chemistry of interest to a wide audience of chemists (2025 journal impact factor: 8.9). The scope of published reviews includes all areas related to physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology and medicinal chemistry as well as interdisciplinary fields. TCR provides carefully selected highlight papers by leading researchers that introduce the author's own experimental and theoretical results in a framework designed to establish perspectives with earlier and contemporary work and provide a critical review of the present state of the subject. The articles are intended to present concise evaluations of current trends in chemistry research to help chemists gain useful insights into fields outside their specialization and provide experts with summaries of recent key developments. ISSN: 1527-8999 (print). 1528-0691 (online). Currently 12 issues per year. How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef, PubMed, or ISI Web of Knowledge), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "Chem. Rec." (punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsChemistry8.9%
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemistry5.8%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry4.9%
- Radical Photochemical ReactionsChemistry4.9%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry4.5%
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsChemistry4.4%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 8.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 14.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,642OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 145Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 778,924Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,817 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 180 | 78 | 198 |
| 2025 | 168 | 62 | 1,315 |
| 2024 | 130 | 45 | 2,014 |
| 2023 | 253 | 108 | 5,428 |
| 2022 | 197 | 33 | 5,354 |
| 2021 | 258 | 63 | 8,198 |
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 Crossref · to
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (60 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 98 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (375 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,710 / EUR 3,960 / GBP 2,940 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1527-8999
- Electronic ISSN
- 1528-0691
- Society / sponsor
- Chemical Society of Japan
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CHEMICAL RECORD
What CAS zone is CHEMICAL RECORD in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CHEMICAL RECORD is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CHEMICAL RECORD?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.59; CiteScore 14.6, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at CHEMICAL RECORD?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 56–100 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 44% (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.
Which databases index CHEMICAL RECORD?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CHEMICAL RECORD is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CHEMICAL RECORD open access, and what is the APC?
CHEMICAL RECORD is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,710.
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: .