Journal profile · Biochemical Research Methods
Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening
ISSN 1386-2073 · eISSN 1875-5402 · Bentham Science Publishers B.V. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1998
Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.59; hybrid open access; median 70 days to acceptance (51 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 196 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening is published by Bentham Science Publishers B.V. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis and Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, together about 31.2% 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): Biochemical Research Methods
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science18.9%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine5.7%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry5.6%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry5.6%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine5%
- Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesChemistry4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 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
- 1.59LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,126OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 217LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,524 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 179 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 196 | 28 | 226 |
| 2024 | 260 | 26 | 725 |
| 2023 | 271 | 33 | 1,182 |
| 2022 | 218 | 19 | 1,270 |
| 2021 | 164 | 11 | 1,375 |
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 Crossref · to
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 94 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 239 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 317 days
- Sample
- 51 articles with submission and acceptance dates (648 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted1
- blogTo achieve these aims, our team of volunteers contribute to our blog on a weekly basis.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
All contributors are unpaid volunteers. Model summary
All of our contributors are entirely unpaid.
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
- Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1386-2073
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-5402
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening
What CAS zone is Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods / Chemistry, Applied / Pharmacology & Pharmacy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.59; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening?
Based on the dates recorded on 51 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 57–94 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening open access, and what is the APC?
Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening is a hybrid 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: .