Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
ISSN 2052-1553 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.22; hybrid open access; median 49 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); 835 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is published by Royal Society of Chemistry 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 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The international, high quality journal for interdisciplinary research between inorganic chemistry and related subjects
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry9%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy8.8%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy8.3%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering6.1%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science6.1%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering5.9%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering4.6%
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMaterials Science4.6%
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 1 |
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
- 6.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,496OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 735LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,550 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 622 | 199 | 484 |
| 2025 | 835 | 271 | 4,351 |
| 2024 | 854 | 276 | 9,809 |
| 2023 | 714 | 317 | 12,505 |
| 2022 | 764 | 82 | 16,040 |
| 2021 | 507 | 45 | 11,534 |
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
49 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 34 days – 60 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 52 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (25 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Front cover Open Access
Inorg. Chem. Front. (2026) 13 (18): 7483–7484. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6QI90080A Abstract View articletitled, Front cover Open the PDF for Front cover in another window
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2052-1553
- Print ISSN
- 2052-1545
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
What CAS zone is Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 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 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.22; CiteScore 10.8, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 49 days (interquartile range 34–60 days). 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 Frontiers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers open access, and what is the APC?
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .