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Current Chemistry Letters
ISSN 1927-7296 · eISSN 1927-730X · Growing Science · Canada
Current Chemistry Letters: fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Chemistry Letters is published by Growing Science. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Synthesis and biological activity, Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds and Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Chemistry Journal: A peer-reviewed general chemistry journal publishing cutting-edge research across all chemistry disciplines, including organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and materials chemistry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-Chemistry (all)
Editor-in-chief Oleg M. DemchukPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Iran 9, Poland 6, India 4, United States 2, Mainland China 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry14.2%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry12.7%
- Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesChemistry9.9%
- Structural and Chemical Analysis of Organic and Inorganic CompoundsChemistry7.3%
- Synthesis of heterocyclic compoundsChemistry6.4%
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry5.9%
- Synthesis and Biological EvaluationChemistry4.2%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 | Q2 | 116/402 | 71st |
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
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 558 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 522 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 652 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 710 |
| 2023 | 97 | 97 | 603 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 411 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 328 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Original work only; no simultaneous submission; no prior publication in any language. Model summary
The submitted work should not have been published previously somewhere else. The authors do not have the permission to submit their work to two or more places, simultaneously. Also, the papers should not have been published in any other languages before.
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
- Growing Science
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1927-7296
- Electronic ISSN
- 1927-730X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Chemistry Letters
How long does peer review take at Current Chemistry Letters?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Current Chemistry Letters based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (9), Poland (6) and India (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Current Chemistry Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Chemistry Letters is indexed in Scopus.
Is Current Chemistry Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Current Chemistry Letters 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .