Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
Indian Chemical Engineer
ISSN 0019-4506 · eISSN 0975-007X · Taylor & Francis
Indian Chemical Engineer: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 144 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 106 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Chemical Engineer is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, together about 21.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Indian Chemical Engineer (ICE) is an international forum for the presentation of original research, interpretative reviews and discussion on new developments in all areas of chemical engineering and allied fields. It contains papers describing novel theory and practical applications as well as reports of experimental work – carefully executed and soundly interpreted. It contains impartial, generic papers or an overview of a technology – intended to provide guidance to practicing chemical engineers. It showcases papers focusing on general chemical engineering problem(s)/situation(s) and generic methods of solving such problem(s)/situation(s). Some of the appropriate subjects for papers are: design of equipment options; troubleshooting a process unit; assessing likely impact of emerging technology; reviewing key trends and challenges in engineering research and development; and continuing education. ICE will be very useful to professionals, academics, researchers and students in the domain of Chemical Engineering and allied areas as well as industries, research centres and educational institutes in chemical engineering and related fields. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
Editor-in-chief Anil VermaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 2, Malaysia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.7%
- Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.5%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering5.1%
- Chemical Safety and Risk ManagementChemical Engineering4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Process Optimization and IntegrationEngineering4.5%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Aluminium Industry Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ceramic Abstracts, Computer and Information Systems Abstracts, Corrosion Abstracts, EBSCOhost, Electronics and Communications Abstracts, Information Express, IngentaConnect, International Aerospace Abstracts, National Council for Cement and Building Materials, OCLC ArticleFirst, Process and Chemical Engineering, Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts, Theoretical Chemical Engineering, World Ceramics Abstracts
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) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 105LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 24,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 846 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 106 | 0 | 157 |
| 2024 | 74 | 1 | 176 |
| 2023 | 32 | 1 | 116 |
| 2022 | 39 | 1 | 124 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 97 |
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
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 173 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (171 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Indian Chemical Engineer is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees; single anonymized. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0019-4506
- Electronic ISSN
- 0975-007X
- Society / sponsor
- Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Chemical Engineer
What CAS zone is Indian Chemical Engineer in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Chemical Engineer 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 Indian Chemical Engineer?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Indian Chemical Engineer?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 111–208 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33%. 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 Indian Chemical Engineer based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (2) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Chemical Engineer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Chemical Engineer is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indian Chemical Engineer open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Chemical Engineer is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .