Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
Hemijska Industrija
ISSN 0367-598X · eISSN 0350-249X · Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia · SERBIA · Monthly
Hemijska Industrija: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.88; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hemijska Industrija is published by Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Biodiesel Production and Applications, together about 17.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal Hemijska industrija (abbreviation Hem. Ind.) is publishing papers in the field of Chemical Engineering (Transport phenomena; Process Modeling, Simulation and Optimization; Thermodynamics; Separation Processes; Reactor Engineering; Electrochemical Engineering; Petrochemical Engineering), Biochemical Engineering (Bioreactors; Protein Engineering; Kinetics of Bioprocesses), Engineering of Materials (Polymers; Metal materials; Non-metal materials; Biomaterials), Environmental Engineeringand Applied Chemistry. The journal is published bimonthly by the Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia (a member of EFCE - European Federation of Chemical Engineering). In addition to professional articles of importance to industry, scientific research papers are published, not only from our country but from all over the world. It also contains topics such as business news, science and technology news, information on new apparatus and equipment, and articles on environmental protection.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Editor-in-chief Bojana ObradovićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Serbia 25, United States 2, Australia 1, Greece 1, Russia 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry6%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.7%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering5.5%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering4.9%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering4.3%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | 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
- 0.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 20Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 233OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,437 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 55 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 77 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 64 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 177 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | EUR 100 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 100 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 100 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 100
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- book and event reviewBook and Event ReviewLength not stated
- let's refresh our knowledgeLet's Refresh our Knowledge present technical papers providing overviews of specific topics, which are especially attractive for young researchers, practitioner…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor report miscellaneous topics directed directly to the Editor.Length not stated
- original scientific papersOriginal scientific papers (up to 24 pages)Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles (up to 36 pages with at least 10 auto-citations (including all authors) of papers published in journals listed in the Science Citation Index (SC…Length not stated
- technical papersTechnical papers (up to 12 pages) present a brief description of a specific development, technique, or procedure, or it may describe a modification of an existi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship CHANGES TO AUTHORSHIP
Originality: manuscripts must be original and not previously published. Model summary
Authorship can be changed only before the manuscript is accepted for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Professional ethics standard expected of editors, reviewers and authors. Model summary
The Editorial Board expects the editors, reviewers and authors to respect the well-known standard of professional ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All contributions will be peer reviewed and only those deemed worthy and suitable will be accepted for publication. The Editor has the final decision. To facilitate the reviewing process, authors are encouraged to suggest up to three persons competent to review their manuscript. Such suggestions will be taken into consideration but not always accepted. If authors would prefer a specific person not…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
English language check encouraged for non-native speakers. Model summary
Authors for whom English is not their native language are encouraged to have their paper checked before submission for grammar and clarity by a native English speaker.
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
- Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia
- Country or region
- SERBIA
- Language
- English, Serbian
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0367-598X
- Electronic ISSN
- 0350-249X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 80, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hemijska Industrija
What CAS zone is Hemijska Industrija in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hemijska Industrija is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Hemijska Industrija?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.88; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Hemijska Industrija?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Hemijska Industrija?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Cover letter: 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 Hemijska Industrija based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Serbia (25), United States (2) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hemijska Industrija?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hemijska Industrija is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hemijska Industrija open access, and what is the APC?
Hemijska Industrija is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .