Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemie in unserer Zeit
ISSN 0009-2851 · eISSN 1521-3781 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Bimonthly
Chemie in unserer Zeit: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 75 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemie in unserer Zeit is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, History and advancements in chemistry and Biomedical and Chemical Research, together about 43.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wir vermitteln Fachwissen auf unterhaltsame Art und geben spannende Einblicke in alle Bereiche der Chemie! Seit über 60 Jahren informiert die Chemie in unserer Zeit zuverlässig und aktuell über Entwicklungen aus der Chemie und ihren Nachbardisziplinen. Die großen Fragen unserer Zeit werden ebenso beleuchtet wie Themen der Alltagschemie. Dabei werden auch komplexe Sachverhalte verständlich erklärt - von wissenschaftlichen Übersichten, studienbegleitenden Materialien, Kurzberichten aus der Forschung und nachvollziehbaren Experimenten. All das vermittelt die Chemie in unserer Zeit.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental Science18.3%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry17%
- Biomedical and Chemical ResearchMedicine8.1%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry7.2%
- Diatoms and Algae ResearchMaterials Science4.6%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloidsChemistry3.7%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 354OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 60%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 61Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 88,449Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 22 | 5 |
| 2025 | 87 | 45 | 16 |
| 2024 | 86 | 51 | 23 |
| 2023 | 106 | 42 | 196 |
| 2022 | 111 | 10 | 97 |
| 2021 | 127 | 13 | 116 |
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
75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 35 days – 145 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (13 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 77 days
- Sample
- 15 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 86%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 86%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 118 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 3,500 / EUR 2,900 / GBP 2,350 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0009-2851
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-3781
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemie in unserer Zeit
What CAS zone is Chemie in unserer Zeit in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemie in unserer Zeit is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Chemie in unserer Zeit?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.44; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Chemie in unserer Zeit?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 35–145 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 86% (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 Chemie in unserer Zeit?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemie in unserer Zeit is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Chemie in unserer Zeit open access, and what is the APC?
Chemie in unserer Zeit is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .