Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Journal of the American Chemical Society
ISSN 0002-7863 · eISSN 1520-5126 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 1879
Journal of the American Chemical Society: CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 16.62; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 78 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 60%; 4,859 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Chemical Society is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 1 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Various Chemistry Research Topics and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, together about 19% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The flagship journal of the American Chemical Society JACS publishes significant highly cited articles with broad interest across all chemical science
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Erick M. CarreiraPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry6.9%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry6.6%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry5.4%
- Chemical Reaction MechanismsChemistry4.8%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry4.7%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry4.6%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry4.5%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 16.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 16.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 22Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 542LetPub ·
- h-index
- 901OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 171,950OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 17.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4,664LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 222,224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4,034 | 1,350 | 9,068 |
| 2025 | 4,859 | 1,818 | 80,222 |
| 2024 | 3,812 | 1,590 | 131,497 |
| 2023 | 3,152 | 1,449 | 158,673 |
| 2022 | 2,735 | 1,131 | 177,926 |
| 2021 | 2,560 | 1,036 | 193,899 |
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 · to
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 110 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (15 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 105 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (9,184 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 1.9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 60%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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1879
- ISSN
- 0002-7863
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-5126
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 148, Issue 35 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Chemical Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Chemical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Chemical Society is in Zone 1 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Chemical Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 16.62; CiteScore 22, h-index 901.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Chemical Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 59–110 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “60%”. 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 the American Chemical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Chemical Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Chemical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Chemical Society 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .