Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
Journal of Chemometrics
ISSN 0886-9383 · eISSN 1099-128X · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1987
Journal of Chemometrics: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.94; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,710; median 136 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 125 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Chemometrics is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 41.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Chemometrics is devoted to the rapid publication of original research papers, reviews, tutorials, perspectives and short communications on fundamental and applied aspects of chemometrics, an interdisciplinary field combining all aspects of data science in chemistry. Contributions to the Journal of Chemometrics cover a wide range of methodologies for multivariate analysis, signal and image processing, exploratory data analysis, experimental design, modeling and simulation, data visualization, calibration, pattern recognition and data mining. Relevant applications of chemometric methods in the fields of chemistry and related disciplines, life sciences, chemical engineering, biochemistry, food science or process analytical technologies are welcome in the Journal. Freely available chemometric software and high-quality benchmark data sets may also be considered for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Editor-in-chief Cyril RuckebuschPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 6, Spain 4, Netherlands 3, Denmark 3, Norway 3 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry27.6%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science7%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry6.9%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics6.4%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering5.9%
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 1.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,320OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 94Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 161,059Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 35 | 31 |
| 2025 | 125 | 56 | 371 |
| 2024 | 121 | 64 | 425 |
| 2023 | 74 | 49 | 290 |
| 2022 | 93 | 28 | 548 |
| 2021 | 68 | 23 | 481 |
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
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 189 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (236 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 130 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Open 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,710 / EUR 3,080 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
Article types accepted2
- original research articleOriginal Research Articles should describe new theoretical principles, new techniques or methods, or innovative applications of known chemometric methods. Origi…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Articles should describe new theoretical principles, new techniques or methods, or innovative applications of known chemometric methods. Origi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Expects Data Sharing
Data sharing encouraged; authors should archive data in an appropriate public repository and include a data accessibility statement with a repository link. Model summary
This journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With Open Access, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review process
All submissions to the Journal of Chemometrics are peer reviewed. Authors are required to recommend at least three referees; however, it is up to the discretion of the Editors to select appropriate reviewers. After receiving and evaluating the reviewer's comments, the Editor will inform the author(s) of his/her decision on the disposition of the manuscript. The reviewer's evaluations will be retur…
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0886-9383
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-128X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chemometrics
What CAS zone is Journal of Chemometrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Chemometrics is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / Chemistry, Analytical / Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Instruments & Instrumentation / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Statistics & Probability. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Chemometrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.94; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 132.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Chemometrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 84–189 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2025). 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 Journal of Chemometrics based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Spain (4) and Netherlands (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Chemometrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Chemometrics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Chemometrics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Chemometrics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,710.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .