Journal profile · Chemistry-General Chemistry
Chemistry World
ISSN 1473-7604 · Royal Society of Chemistry · Monthly · Founded 2004
Chemistry World: subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemistry World is published by Royal Society of Chemistry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chemical Synthesis and Reactions, Polymer Synthesis and Characterization and Analytical chemistry methods development, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chemistry, covered. Science news, research, reviews, features and opinions. Read Chemistry World to keep up with stories from across the chemical sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-General Chemistry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry22.8%
- Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationMaterials Science7.5%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry6.6%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry4.2%
- Organic Chemistry Synthesis MethodsChemistry4.1%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry4%
- Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsChemistry3.3%
- Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisChemistry3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Chemistry | Q4 | 395/408 | 3rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,432 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1473-7604
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemistry World
Which databases index Chemistry World?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemistry World is indexed in Scopus.
Is Chemistry World open access, and what is the APC?
Chemistry World is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .