Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Helvetica Chimica Acta
ISSN 0018-019X · eISSN 1522-2675 · Wiley-Blackwell · SWITZERLAND · Monthly · Founded 1918
Helvetica Chimica Acta: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,030; median 58 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 66%; 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Helvetica Chimica Acta is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, together about 20.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Helvetica Chimica Acta</em> is a peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality original research, reviews and perspective articles covering all disciplines of chemistry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Eva HeviaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.1%
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry6.8%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry5.8%
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisChemistry5.3%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry5.2%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Molecular spectroscopy and chiralityChemistry4.1%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry3.9%
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
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 171OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14,581OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 79LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 26,122 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 50 | 33 |
| 2025 | 98 | 67 | 95 |
| 2024 | 97 | 63 | 190 |
| 2023 | 139 | 104 | 728 |
| 2022 | 81 | 37 | 349 |
| 2021 | 121 | 60 | 799 |
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
58 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 86 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 82 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (169 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)
- about 2.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
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 4,030 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 2,670 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1918
- ISSN
- 0018-019X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1522-2675
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 109, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Helvetica Chimica Acta
What CAS zone is Helvetica Chimica Acta in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Helvetica Chimica Acta 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 Helvetica Chimica Acta?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 171.
How long does peer review take at Helvetica Chimica Acta?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 58 days (interquartile range 41–86 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “66%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 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 Helvetica Chimica Acta?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Helvetica Chimica Acta is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Helvetica Chimica Acta open access, and what is the APC?
Helvetica Chimica Acta is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,030.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .