Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Computational Chemistry
ISSN 0192-8651 · eISSN 1096-987X · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1980
Journal of Computational Chemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,520; median 76 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 361 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Computational Chemistry is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Protein Structure and Dynamics and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, together about 40.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This distinguished journal publishes articles concerned with all aspects of computational chemistry: analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, physical, and materials. The Journal of Computational Chemistry presents original research, contemporary developments in theory and methodology, and state-of-the-art applications. Computational areas that are featured in the journal include ab initio and semiempirical quantum mechanics, density functional theory, molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, statistical mechanics, cheminformatics, biomolecular structure prediction, molecular design, and bioinformatics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy18.7%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy10.8%
- Crystallography and molecular interactionsChemistry5.8%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science5.4%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry3.8%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science3.7%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168LetPub ·
- h-index
- 285OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,721OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 271LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,899 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 224 | 130 | 105 |
| 2025 | 361 | 211 | 888 |
| 2024 | 288 | 187 | 1,457 |
| 2023 | 262 | 146 | 1,737 |
| 2022 | 288 | 117 | 7,175 |
| 2021 | 263 | 78 | 2,915 |
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
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 108 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (579 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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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 4,520 / EUR 3,750 / GBP 3,030 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0192-8651
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-987X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computational Chemistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Computational Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Computational Chemistry is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. 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 Computational Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.88; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 285.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Computational Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 49–108 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 Computational Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Computational Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Computational Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Computational Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,520.
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: .