Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry
ISSN 0133-0276 · Sciendo · Hungary
Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry is published by Sciendo 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 Process Optimization and Integration, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Advanced Control Systems Optimization, together about 23.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The HJIC formerly (until 2012) Hungarian Journal of Industrial Chemistry is an international periodical that focuses on results of fundamental and applied research in the field of Biotechnology Chemical Engineering Science Chemical Processes Energetics Environmental Chemistry and Technology Industrial Management Material Science Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Process and System Engineering Recycling in the form of original papers, reviews, short communications, and conference proceedings written in English. All recently published articles and issues can be downloaded free of charge from this website. Please contact directly the editorial office in the case you wish to obtain a copy of any back issues. These are being digitized and uploaded shortly. Registration is only required for those who wish to submit an article for consideration to be published in HJIC. Printed hard copies can be request from the address given below. The HJIC is edited and printed at the University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary. The Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry is being indexed by Chemical Abstracts Services, Celdes, CNPIEC, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, EBSCO Discovery Service, Google Scholar, J-Gate, Naviga (Softweco), Primo Central (ExLibris), ReadCube, Summon (Serials Solutions/ProQuest), TDOne (TDNet), WorldCat (OCLC), and Hungarian Scientific Bibliographic Database (MTMT). In addition to this website, the full issues are archived by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, REAL-J repository. HJIC is a full open access journal, which enables the readers to make academic and industrial research freely and permanently available anyone, who is interested. The publisher follows the general policy written here. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 All papers in HJIC are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY) with the authors retaining a copyright to their articles. This license permits anyone to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt an article’s content, without obtaining permission from the author(s) or HJIC journal, provided a proper attribution is given to the author(s) and to the source of the material. Full license terms and requirements are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Authors do not have to pay submission or publication fees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
Editor-in-chief KATALIN BÉLAFI-BAKÓPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hungary 16, Romania 2, United States 1, Germany 1, France 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Process Optimization and IntegrationEngineering9.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry7.7%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering6.6%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering4.4%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering4.4%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2026
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 449 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 2 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 31 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 73 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 35 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 113 |
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 6 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0133-0276
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry
What CAS zone is Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry 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 Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2026); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hungary (16), Romania (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry 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: .