Journal of Molecular Liquids

Journal of Molecular Liquids is published by Elsevier 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 Ionic liquids properties and applications, Thermodynamic properties of mixtures and Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions, together about 28.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Structure, Interactions and Dynamics of Simple, Molecular, Ionic and Complex LiquidsThe Journal of Molecular Liquids includes papers in the following areas:– Simple organic liquids and mixtures– Water, aqueous solutions and other hydrogen-bonded liquids– Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents– Electrolytes for energy storage systems– Molten metals and salts– Ferrofluids– Lubricants, polymer solutions and melts– Biomolecules in solutions– Surfactant solutions (including micelles and vesicles) – Colloids (including gels, MOFs, and COFs) concerning liquids– Nanoparticle dispersions in liquids– Phase transitions and critical phenomena in liquids and confined fluids– Thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals– Self-assembly (including supramolecular and clustering phenomena) in liquids – Surface science (including catalysis) involving solid-liquid and liquid-liquid interfacesThe emphasis is on the molecular (or microscopic) understanding of particular liquids or liquid systems, especially concerning structure, dynamics and intermolecular forces, and on the solvent roles in structural and dynamical properties, thermodynamic quantities, functions, and reactions at the molecular level. Experimental studies, computer simulations, quantum chemical simulations and analytical theory will be considered for publication. The experimental techniques used may include:– Conventional spectroscopy (mid-IR and far-IR, Raman, NMR, etc.) – Non-linear optics and time resolved spectroscopy (psec, fsec, asec, ISRS, etc.) – Light scattering (Rayleigh, Brillouin, PCS, etc.) – Dielectric relaxation – X-ray and neutron scattering and diffraction.Papers just reporting experimental results that do not contribute to the understanding of the fundamentals of molecular liquids and ionic liquids and solutions will not be accepted. Only papers of a non-routine nature and advancing the field will be considered for publication.Authors who wish to appeal the rejection of their manuscript may submit a formal appeal. Appeal requests must be made in writing to the Journal (you can find the Journal's email address on the Journal's homepage) with the word "appeal" and the manuscript number in the subject line.Authors should:submit their appeal within 1 month of receiving the rejection letter and should not submit their manuscript to any other journal while their appeal is being considered.detail in the appeal letter why they refute the decision and provide point-by-point responses to any of the editors' and/or reviewers' comments that seem to have contributed to the decision. A difference of opinion as to the interest, novelty, or suitability of the manuscript for the journal is not a sufficient reason for an appeal.provide any new information or data that the Journal should take into consideration. This should not be a repetition of what was included in the original submission or cover letter.provide evidence if they believe the Editor or Reviewer has made technical errors in their assessment of the manuscript.include evidence if they believe the Editor or Reviewer may have a conflict of interest or has been biased.The appeal will be considered by the Journal's Editors-in-Chief or their designated representative (such as members of a journal's Ethics Committee), or by Elsevier staff as needed. Even if the Journal agrees to reconsider the manuscript, acceptance is not guaranteed, and the reconsideration process may involve re-review by previous or new reviewers or Editors, and substantive revision. Only one appeal per submission will be considered and the Editor's decision will be final. The Journal is unable to consider appeals in which the subject matter is the focus of an on-going legal proceeding and reserves the right to decline, suspend or discontinue an appeal in the event that legal proceedings pertaining to the subject matter of the appeal should commence.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Editor-in-chief Zhi-Wu YuPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 13 in mainland China (about 28%); most named Mainland China 13, India 7, United States 6, France 2, Poland 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ScopusLetPub

Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 15 December 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

5.31LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

10.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

10.3Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.88LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.13LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

82LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

216OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

17,074OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

6.77OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Share of gold OA articles

7.99%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

1,894LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)

about 6 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

44%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

7 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

37 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to acceptance

105 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

3 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Peer review

Single anonymous 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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Elsevier

Country or region

NETHERLANDS

Language

Multi-Language

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1983

ISSN

0167-7322

Electronic ISSN

1873-3166

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website