Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Comptes Rendus Chimie
ISSN 1631-0748 · eISSN 1878-1543 · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Monthly · Founded 2002
Comptes Rendus Chimie: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.19; fully open access; no APC; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 21%); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comptes Rendus Chimie is published by Elsevier Masson 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 18.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Comptes Rendus Chimie covers all fields of chemistry (organic, inorganic, bioinorganic, organometallic, macromolecular, physical, solid state, etc.). It mainly publishes original research articles, but also review articles, historical perspectives, pedagogical texts or conference proceedings, with no limit in length and in a format as flexible as necessary (figures, associated data, etc.). Articles are published in English or French.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Pierre BraunsteinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 24, United States 3, Germany 2, Spain 1, Switzerland 1 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science6.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6%
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry5.6%
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry5.5%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science5.4%
- Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesChemistry5.1%
- Mesoporous Materials and CatalysisMaterials Science4.6%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,787OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,628 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 158 |
| 2024 | 98 | 98 | 246 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 161 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 455 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 791 |
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 review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 21%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Graphical abstract
- Required
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 Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1631-0748
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-1543
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comptes Rendus Chimie
What CAS zone is Comptes Rendus Chimie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comptes Rendus Chimie 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 Comptes Rendus Chimie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.19; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Comptes Rendus Chimie?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 21%)”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Comptes Rendus Chimie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Graphical abstract: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Comptes Rendus Chimie based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (24), United States (3) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Comptes Rendus Chimie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comptes Rendus Chimie is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Comptes Rendus Chimie open access, and what is the APC?
Comptes Rendus Chimie is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .