Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

ISSN 0022-3263 · eISSN 1520-6904 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Biweekly · Founded 1936

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JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.25; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 75 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 1,976 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor3.25Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 2 · Chemistry2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Chemistry

Review time75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 98 articles, last 24 months · PubMed

APCUSD 4,500Transformative journal

AcceptanceFairly hardCommunity average

Articles per year1,9762025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY is published by American Chemical Society 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 Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, together about 20.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry reports novel synthetic methods and mechanisms in organic natural product and medicinal chemistry biochemistry and chemical biology.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry7.4%
Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsChemistry6.5%
Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry5.8%
Chemical Reaction MechanismsChemistry5.3%
Oxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsChemistry5.2%
Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry5%
Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry5%

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, Organic	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Chemistry	Zone 2
Minor	Chemistry, Organic	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Chemistry	Zone 2
Minor	Chemistry, Organic	Zone 2

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: 3.25LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 5.8LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.6LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.79LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 210LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 314OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 76,028OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 3.74OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 12.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 12.09%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 1,859LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 103,420 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	1,401	237	680
2025	1,976	360	6,227
2024	1,931	352	12,959
2023	1,705	311	17,762
2022	1,661	288	22,406
2021	1,664	297	28,885

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 · 2024-10-05 to 2026-10-05

75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 104 days

Acceptance to online: median 12 days (3 articles)
Submission to online: median 93 days
Sample: 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (3,601 in the window); the latest was accepted on 2026-09-02

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 2.1 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): Fairly hardLetPub · 2026-09-13

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	—	—	2026-10-01

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: 1936
ISSN: 0022-3263
Electronic ISSN: 1520-6904
Latest issue on the website: Volume 91, Issue 36 (September 2026)
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub
Special issues ↗Publisher website

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic. 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 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.25; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 314.

How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY?

Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 52–104 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.1 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY open access, and what is the APC?

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 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: 2026-10-01.