Journal profile · Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
FirePhysChem
ISSN 2667-1344 · KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · China
FirePhysChem: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 5.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; review about 76 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FirePhysChem is published by KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. and is classed under Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energetic Materials and Combustion, Rocket and propulsion systems research and Thermal and Kinetic Analysis, together about 66.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering and Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
FirePhysChem is an international platform for publishing high-quality research that advances the science, technology, and safety of energetic materials and systems. The journal covers the full spectrum of topics, from fundamental physical chemistry and innovative materials design to advanced manufacturing, safety assessment, environmental impact, and real-world applications. We aim to highlight transformative research that not only deepens scientific understanding but also drives sustainable, safe, and high-performance solutions for defense, space, and civilian use. The principal subject areas encompassed by FirePhysChem are outlined below; however, the journal also welcomes high-quality contributions in related and emerging fields. Propellants: gun propellants, solid rocket, hybrid, liquid and gel propellants; formulation, performance, and scale-up.Explosives and energetic composites: primary and secondary explosives, pyrotechnics, nanothermites, and hybrid energetic systems.Green and sustainable energetics: bio-based materials, low-toxicity formulations, waste reduction, and life-cycle considerations.Materials chemistry for energetics: organic and inorganic energetic molecules, binders, composites, and functional additives.Additives and functional components: stabilizers, plasticizers, catalysts, burn-rate modifiers, and other performance enhancers.Advanced manufacturing and processing: 3D printing, electrospraying, electrospinning, novel synthesis routes, formulation engineering, and scalable production methods, etc.Physical chemistry of energetic events: shock, detonation, combustion, pyrolysis, thermal decomposition, deflagration, and ignition phenomena with mechanistic insight, etc.Characterization, computation, and data science: advanced analytical techniques, multi-scale modeling, simulation, machine learning, and data-driven design for predictive performance.Safety, compatibility, and aging: sensitivity testing, stability studies, compatibility assessments, and predictive methods for long-term behavior.Environmental and health impacts: toxicology, exposure pathways, environmental fate, remediation, and risk mitigation strategies.Fuels, oxidizers, and application case studies: novel propellant/fuel chemistries, oxidizer innovations, and application-driven demonstrations for space, defense, and civilian uses.Fire protection and mitigation: materials and systems for safe handling, storage, and suppression related to energetic materials.Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energetic Materials and CombustionEngineering34.9%
- Rocket and propulsion systems researchEngineering17.2%
- Thermal and Kinetic AnalysisMaterials Science14.7%
- Combustion and Detonation ProcessesEngineering5.7%
- Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion TechnologyEngineering3%
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureChemistry3%
- High-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorMaterials Science2.8%
- Crystallography and molecular interactionsChemistry1.8%
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)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 364 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 100 | 33 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 213 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 410 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 674 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 670 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 1,064 |
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
76 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 16 weeks
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted7
- editorialFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- full-length/ research articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required.Length not stated
- mini reviewFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- original researchFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- perspectiveFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- review articleFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- short communicationFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship Statement
For transparency, we encourage authors to submit an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & edi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Author rights
For open access publishing this journal uses a copyright transfer agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, but will have the right to share their article in the same way permitted to third parties under the relevant user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Copyright transfer to Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute Model summary
This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute (MCRI) retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. The article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication.To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also kn…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck screening; high similarity papers desk rejected Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Details can be found here. High similarity papers will be desk rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2667-1344
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about FirePhysChem
What CAS zone is FirePhysChem in?
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 FirePhysChem?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at FirePhysChem?
The publisher reports about 76 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index FirePhysChem?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FirePhysChem is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is FirePhysChem open access, and what is the APC?
FirePhysChem is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .