Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences

Chemical Senses

ISSN 0379-864X · eISSN 1464-3553 · Oxford University Press · FRANCE · Monthly · Founded 1980

Chemical Senses: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,317; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor2.5Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Psychology2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Psychology

Review timeabout 1 monthCommunity average; too few article dates (3)

APCUSD 4,317Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles

Acceptanceabout 95%Community average

Articles per year662025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Chemical Senses is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, together about 63.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Chemical Senses publishes original research and review papers on all aspects of chemoreception in both humans and animals. An important part of the journal's coverage is devoted to techniques and the development and application of new methods for investigating chemoreception and chemosensory structures.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Olfactory and Sensory Function StudiesNeuroscience28%
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesNursing20.7%
Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering15.2%
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience9.1%
Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Insect Pheromone Research and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.4%
Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.4%
Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science2%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Psychology	Zone 4
Minor	Behavioral Sciences	Zone 4
Minor	Food Science & Technology	Zone 4
Minor	Neurosciences	Zone 4
Minor	Physiology	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Psychology	Zone 3
Minor	Behavioral Sciences	Zone 4
Minor	Food Science & Technology	Zone 3
Minor	Neurosciences	Zone 4
Minor	Physiology	Zone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Psychology	Zone 4
Minor	Behavioral Sciences	Zone 4
Minor	Food Science & Technology	Zone 4
Minor	Neurosciences	Zone 4
Minor	Physiology	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

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: 2.5LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 3LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.65LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.91LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 91LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 148OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 2,477OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 2.86OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 7.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 34.93%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 62LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,005 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	28	18	22
2025	66	46	135
2024	49	38	252
2023	53	43	394
2022	37	23	365
2021	86	40	1,088

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 · 2024-10-05 to 2026-10-05

Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median

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 1 monthLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): 95%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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 4,317	—	—	2026-10-01

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: Oxford University Press
Country or region: FRANCE
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Founded: 1980
ISSN: 0379-864X
Electronic ISSN: 1464-3553
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Chemical Senses

What CAS zone is Chemical Senses in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemical Senses is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Food Science & Technology / Neurosciences / Physiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Chemical Senses?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.5; CiteScore 3, h-index 148.

How long does peer review take at Chemical Senses?

Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Senses?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemical Senses is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is Chemical Senses open access, and what is the APC?

Chemical Senses is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,317.

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 2026-08-26). Last updated: 2026-10-01.