Journal profile · Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Inorganic Chemistry
ISSN 0020-1669 · eISSN 1520-510X · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 1962
Inorganic Chemistry: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.63; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 69 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 2,721 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Inorganic Chemistry is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Magnetism in coordination complexes, Metal complexes synthesis and properties and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Inorganic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Inorganic Chemistry publishes fundamental studies, both experimental and theoretical, on all topics of inorganic chemistry from across the periodic table, including but not limited to coordination chemistry, main-group chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, solid-state/materials/nanoscale chemistry, energy and photochemistry, catalysis, and theory/computation. Inorganic Chemistry places emphasis on scientifically rigorous studies of the synthesis and mechanisms, structure, thermodynamics, kinetics, reactivity, spectroscopy, bonding, and functional properties of new and significant known compounds. Only those manuscript submissions that sufficiently emphasize inorganic chemistry aspects will be considered. Illustrative examples of manuscripts that will not be considered include ones that describe poorly defined or characterized compounds or materials, or that are deemed to emphasize morphological, nanoscale, or larger scale attributes of materials, biological phenomena, analytical methods, speculative or predominantly technical aspects of theory, or technological applications. Reports of routine research describing incremental additions to the scientific literature are discouraged. The journal offers full-length articles and communications of immediate interest, as well as invited Viewpoint Articles and invited Forum Articles (see the Author Guidelines for descriptions). The journal does not publish comprehensive reviews or book reviews. Commentaries on prior work published in the journal or elsewhere will be considered if significant new results or insights are presented.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science12.2%
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine12%
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry8.1%
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMaterials Science7.3%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry7%
- Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsChemistry4.6%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry4.4%
- Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMaterials Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 4.63LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 210LetPub ·
- h-index
- 310OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60,685OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2,499LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 78,775 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,194 | 462 | 1,531 |
| 2025 | 2,721 | 607 | 12,151 |
| 2024 | 2,535 | 632 | 24,176 |
| 2023 | 2,284 | 609 | 31,344 |
| 2022 | 2,248 | 474 | 39,866 |
| 2021 | 2,104 | 477 | 43,097 |
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 PubMed · to
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 93 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (3 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 83 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (5,091 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 2.1 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1962
- ISSN
- 0020-1669
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-510X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Inorganic Chemistry
What CAS zone is Inorganic Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Inorganic Chemistry is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Inorganic Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.63; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 310.
How long does peer review take at Inorganic Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 50–93 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.1 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Inorganic Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Inorganic Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Inorganic Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Inorganic Chemistry is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .