Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemical Society Reviews
ISSN 0306-0012 · eISSN 1460-4744 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1972
Chemical Society Reviews: CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 48.33; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 403 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemical Society Reviews is published by Royal Society of Chemistry 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications and Cell Image Analysis Techniques, together about 18.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chem Soc Rev publishes review articles covering important topics at the forefront of the chemical sciences. Reviews should be of the very highest quality and international impact. We particularly encourage international and multidisciplinary collaborations among our authors. Our scope covers the breadth of the chemical sciences, including interdisciplinary topics where the article has a basis in chemistry. Topics of interestAnalytical chemistry Biomaterials chemistryBioorganic/medicinal chemistryCatalysis Chemical Biology Coordination ChemistryCrystal Engineering EnergySustainable chemistryGreen chemistryInorganic chemistryInorganic materialsMain group chemistryNanoscience Organic chemistryOrganic materialsOrganometallicsPhysical chemistrySupramolecular chemistrySynthetic methodologyTheoretical and computational chemistry Propose a reviewWe welcome and encourage proposals for reviews from members of the research community.Download review proposal formDownload a tutorial proposal formIf you are interested in submitting a Viewpoint, please contact us and we will provide further guidance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Duncan GrahamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, India 1, Spain 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry5.9%
- Cell Image Analysis TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Biotechnology and Related FieldsMedicine5.6%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Science4.9%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy4.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 48.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 48.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 70.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 11.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 7.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 432LetPub ·
- h-index
- 764OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,774OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 45.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 292LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 298 | 142 | 1,617 |
| 2025 | 403 | 228 | 12,835 |
| 2024 | 405 | 230 | 35,456 |
| 2023 | 342 | 177 | 34,671 |
| 2022 | 387 | 120 | 53,960 |
| 2021 | 458 | 162 | 87,258 |
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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | GBP 3,100 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–250 words
- Reference style
- ACS
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Article types accepted6
- reviewReviews provide an authoritative and in-depth understanding of important topics in the chemical sciences. They give a very high-quality state-of-the-art account…Length not stated
- reviewsChem Soc Rev (Chemical Society Reviews) publishes: Tutorial reviews Reviews ViewpointsLength not stated
- tutorialTutorial Reviews are concise, accessible and authoritative overviews of important contemporary topics in the chemical sciences. They should appeal to advanced u…Length not stated
- tutorial reviewsChem Soc Rev (Chemical Society Reviews) publishes: Tutorial reviews Reviews ViewpointsLength not stated
- viewpointViewpoints are short, opinion-based articles where the author gives their view on a challenge, issue or key development in an important area of chemistry resear…Length not stated
- viewpointsChem Soc Rev (Chemical Society Reviews) publishes: Tutorial reviews Reviews ViewpointsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Include full names and affiliations for all authors. Everyone who made a significant contribution to the conception, design or implementation of the work should be listed as co-authors. The corresponding author has the responsibility to include all (and only) co-authors. The corresponding author also signs a copyright licence on behalf of all the authors. If there are more than 10 co-authors on th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
In accordance with our policy on Conflicts of interest please ensure that a conflicts of interest statement is included in your manuscript. This statement is required for all submitted manuscripts. If no conflicts exist, please state that ‘There are no conflicts to declare’.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required for all articles Model summary
A data availability statement (DAS) is required to be submitted alongside all articles. Please see the submit section of these guidelines for more details and examples of suitable statements you can use.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Using images and copyright
Any images that are used should be numerically referenced in the figure caption. If your work is solely for your course, and will not be published publicly, you don’t need to obtain copyright permission. If you are preparing an article to be published you will have to obtain copyright permission. The publisher/copyright owner of the image will need to be contacted and asked for their process for r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing options
Gold open access For authors who want to publish their article gold open access, our article processing charge (APC) of £3,100 (+ any applicable tax) is applied. Our APC is all-inclusive and makes your article freely available online immediately, permanently, and includes your choice of Creative Commons licence (CC BY or CC BY-NC) at no extra cost. It is not a submission charge, so you only pay if…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review model
Single-anonymised: reviewers are anonymous and author names and affiliations are known to reviewers. Double-anonymised: both the authors’ and reviewers’ identities are anonymous (opt in at submission). Transparent: the editor’s decision letter, reviewers’ comments, and authors’ response for all versions of the manuscript are published alongside the article (opt in at any point prior to acceptance)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint servers (for example, ChemRxiv, arXiv)
ChemRxiv & bioRxiv: The citation should include the author(s), the name of the preprint server, the year, the word “preprint” and the DOI (including version number). S. Bhattacharjee, S. P. Chaudhary and S. Bhattacharyya, ChemRxiv, 2019, preprint, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.9794270.v1 arXiv: The citation should include the author(s), the name of the preprint server, the year, the article number and th…
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0306-0012
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-4744
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemical Society Reviews
What CAS zone is Chemical Society Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemical Society 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 Society Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 48.33; CiteScore 70.7, h-index 764.
How long does peer review take at Chemical Society Reviews?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Chemical Society Reviews?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–250 words; Reference style: ACS; Templates: LaTeX and Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Chemical Society Reviews based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), India (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chemical Society Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemical Society Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chemical Society Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Chemical Society Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .