Journal profile · Medical Laboratory Technology
Clinica Chimica Acta
ISSN 0009-8981 · eISSN 1873-3492 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1956
Clinica Chimica Acta: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.02; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; median 68 days to acceptance (123 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 584 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinica Chimica Acta is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins and Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, together about 22.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medical Laboratory Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.3%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.9%
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine5.9%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine4.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | 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
- 4.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127LetPub ·
- h-index
- 243OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,794OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 524LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 30,414 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 450 | 74 | 201 |
| 2025 | 584 | 115 | 1,843 |
| 2024 | 2,214 | 244 | 3,842 |
| 2023 | 376 | 125 | 4,031 |
| 2022 | 1,282 | 124 | 4,407 |
| 2021 | 368 | 100 | 7,465 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 110 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (123 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 72 days
- Sample
- 123 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,184 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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%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 | USD 3,550 / EUR 3,240 / GBP 2,840 / JPY 418,830 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1956
- ISSN
- 0009-8981
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-3492
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinica Chimica Acta
What CAS zone is Clinica Chimica Acta in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinica Chimica Acta is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinica Chimica Acta?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.02; CiteScore 6, h-index 243.
How long does peer review take at Clinica Chimica Acta?
Based on the dates recorded on 123 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 37–110 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Clinica Chimica Acta?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinica Chimica Acta is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinica Chimica Acta open access, and what is the APC?
Clinica Chimica Acta is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .