Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems
ISSN 0169-7439 · eISSN 1873-3239 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.79; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,970; review about 150 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 235 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Fault Detection and Control Systems and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 40% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An International Journal Sponsored by the Chemometrics SocietyChemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems publishes original research papers, short communications, reviews, tutorials and Original Software Publications reporting on development of novel statistical, mathematical, or computer techniques in Chemistry and related disciplines.Chemometrics is the chemical discipline that uses mathematical and statistical methods to design or select optimal procedures and experiments, and to provide maximum chemical information by analysing chemical data.The journal deals with the following topics:1) Development of new statistical, mathematical and chemometrical methods for Chemistry and related fields (Environmental Chemistry, Biochemistry, Toxicology, System Biology, -Omics, etc.)2) Novel applications of chemometrics to all branches of Chemistry and related fields (typical domains of interest are: process data analysis, experimental design, data mining, signal processing, supervised modelling, decision making, robust statistics, mixture analysis, multivariate calibration etc.) Routine applications of established chemometrical techniques will not be considered.3) Development of new software that provides novel tools or truly advances the use of chemometrical methods.4) Well characterized data sets to test performance for the new methods and software.The journal complies with International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' Uniform requirements for manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry24.8%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering8.5%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry6.8%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering6.7%
- Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109LetPub ·
- h-index
- 179OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,274OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 222LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,477 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 224 | 62 | 90 |
| 2025 | 235 | 62 | 911 |
| 2024 | 180 | 76 | 1,376 |
| 2023 | 201 | 75 | 2,363 |
| 2022 | 185 | 53 | 3,351 |
| 2021 | 178 | 66 | 3,587 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
150 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 3 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 150 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 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 3,970 / EUR 3,710 / GBP 3,180 / JPY 492,400 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,810 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,810 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0169-7439
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-3239
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems
What CAS zone is Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Analytical / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Statistics & Probability / Automation & Control Systems / Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Instruments & Instrumentation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.79; CiteScore 7.7, h-index 179.
How long does peer review take at Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems?
The publisher reports about 150 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,970.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .