Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
ISSN 1549-9596 · eISSN 1549-960X · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Biweekly · Founded 1961
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.34; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 82 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: hard; 1,126 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Protein Structure and Dynamics and Machine Learning in Materials Science, together about 53.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling reports cutting-edge new methodologies and applications in chemical informatics and molecular modeling.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science28.1%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.6%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science10.3%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science3.8%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry3.7%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Machine Learning in BioinformaticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
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
- 6.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142LetPub ·
- h-index
- 223OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,851OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,065LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,909 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 956 | 410 | 637 |
| 2025 | 1,126 | 477 | 5,630 |
| 2024 | 805 | 357 | 9,003 |
| 2023 | 764 | 370 | 17,517 |
| 2022 | 611 | 231 | 14,637 |
| 2021 | 578 | 250 | 28,164 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 112 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (4 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 67 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,132 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
Transformative journalLetPub
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
- Biweekly
- Founded
- 1961
- ISSN
- 1549-9596
- Electronic ISSN
- 1549-960X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 66, Issue 17 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
What CAS zone is Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / Chemistry, Medicinal / Computer Science, Information Systems / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; it is a Top journal. 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 Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.34; CiteScore 8.8, h-index 223.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 66–112 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .