Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
Fluid Phase Equilibria
ISSN 0378-3812 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Semimonthly · Founded 1977
Fluid Phase Equilibria: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.62; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,630; review about 4.9 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy (Elsevier website: 37%); 232 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fluid Phase Equilibria is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics, Thermodynamic properties of mixtures and Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure, together about 56.9% 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): Engineering, Chemical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsEngineering25.4%
- Thermodynamic properties of mixturesChemical Engineering19%
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureChemistry12.5%
- Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous SolutionsChemical Engineering8.5%
- Ionic liquids properties and applicationsChemical Engineering4.5%
- Crystallization and Solubility StudiesMaterials Science4.1%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry2.2%
- Carbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesEngineering2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | 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
- 2.62LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103LetPub ·
- h-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,316OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 201LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,752 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 167 | 77 | 45 |
| 2025 | 232 | 96 | 496 |
| 2024 | 212 | 75 | 1,228 |
| 2023 | 215 | 76 | 1,631 |
| 2022 | 264 | 79 | 2,921 |
| 2021 | 228 | 46 | 3,098 |
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 4.9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 37%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 3,630 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,910 / JPY 450,230 | — | — |
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
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0378-3812
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fluid Phase Equilibria
What CAS zone is Fluid Phase Equilibria in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fluid Phase Equilibria is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Physical / Thermodynamics / Engineering, Chemical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fluid Phase Equilibria?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.62; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 175.
How long does peer review take at Fluid Phase Equilibria?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy (Elsevier website: 37%)”. 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 Fluid Phase Equilibria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fluid Phase Equilibria is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Fluid Phase Equilibria open access, and what is the APC?
Fluid Phase Equilibria is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,630.
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: .