Journal profile · Materials Science, Textiles
Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association
ISSN 0002-9726 · American Leather Chemists Association · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.36; subscription journal; median 146 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association is published by American Leather Chemists Association and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Collagen: Extraction and Characterization, Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, together about 58.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association publishes manuscripts on all aspects of leather science, engineering, technology, and economics, and will consider related subjects that address concerns of the industry. Examples: hide/skin quality or utilization, leather production methods/equipment, tanning materials/leather chemicals, new and improved leathers, collagen studies, leather by-products, impacts of changes in leather products industries, process efficiency, sustainability, regulatory, safety, environmental, tannery waste management and industry economics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Textiles
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Collagen: Extraction and CharacterizationMaterials Science42.5%
- Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersEngineering10.1%
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities5.9%
- Textile materials and evaluationsMaterials Science4%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
- Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science2.7%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 152OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,344 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 44 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 56 | 43 | 56 |
| 2022 | 64 | 30 | 81 |
| 2021 | 58 | 3 | 313 |
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
146 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 207 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 183 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (214 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Publisher
- American Leather Chemists Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0002-9726
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Materials Science, Textiles. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.36; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 146 days (interquartile range 82–207 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Leather Chemists Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .