Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan
ISSN 1347-1767 · eISSN 1347-3824
Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan 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 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy10.7%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science8.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry6.9%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry6.4%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry6.3%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science5.6%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
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 | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 967 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 18 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 25 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 1347-1767
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-3824
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan
What CAS zone is Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Computer Chemistry-Japan is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .