Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemical Reviews
ISSN 0009-2665 · eISSN 1520-6890 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Biweekly · Founded 1924
Chemical Reviews: CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 64.38; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 158 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 255 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemical Reviews is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 1 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History and advancements in chemistry, Various Chemistry Research Topics and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, together about 25.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chemical Reviews publishes comprehensive authoritative critical reviews of important advances in organic inorganic physical analytical theoretical and biological chemistry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry12.7%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry6.5%
- Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry5.5%
- Molecular Junctions and NanostructuresEngineering5.1%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry4.5%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry4.5%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 64.38LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 109.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 16.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 11.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 609LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1,017OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,066OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 56.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 192LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,749 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 222 | 93 | 1,230 |
| 2025 | 255 | 125 | 11,206 |
| 2024 | 282 | 140 | 30,771 |
| 2023 | 280 | 119 | 44,820 |
| 2022 | 300 | 122 | 57,535 |
| 2021 | 363 | 166 | 100,758 |
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
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (1 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (446 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 4.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Biweekly
- Founded
- 1924
- ISSN
- 0009-2665
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-6890
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 126, Issue 17 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemical Reviews
What CAS zone is Chemical Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemical Reviews is in Zone 1 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Chemical Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 64.38; CiteScore 109.1, h-index 1017.
How long does peer review take at Chemical Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 131–219 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Mostly invited papers”. 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 Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemical Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Chemical Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Chemical Reviews is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .