Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry Letters
ISSN 0366-7022 · eISSN 1348-0715 · The Chemical Society of Japan · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 1972
Chemistry Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 1,003; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 40%; 243 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemistry Letters is published by The Chemical Society of Japan 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 Chemical Synthesis and Reactions, Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, together about 20% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chemistry Letters is a monthly, online and in print, scientific journal for the publication of Highlight Reviews and Letters focusing on current topics of all aspects of chemistry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry7.4%
- Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMaterials Science6.8%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science5.1%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry4.9%
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry4.7%
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsChemistry4.6%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science4.5%
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
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102LetPub ·
- h-index
- 161OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14,090OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 243LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 30,265 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 198 | 72 | 37 |
| 2025 | 243 | 97 | 206 |
| 2024 | 259 | 114 | 544 |
| 2023 | 236 | 82 | 748 |
| 2022 | 269 | 19 | 1,102 |
| 2021 | 340 | 39 | 2,653 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 2 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 ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 40%LetPub ·
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 | JPY 150,000 | — | — |
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
- The Chemical Society of Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0366-7022
- Electronic ISSN
- 1348-0715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemistry Letters
What CAS zone is Chemistry Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemistry Letters 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 Chemistry Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 161.
How long does peer review take at Chemistry Letters?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “40%”. 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 Chemistry Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemistry Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Chemistry Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Chemistry Letters is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 1,003.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .