Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Journal of the chemical society of pakistan
ISSN 0253-5106 · Chemical Society of Pakistan · PAKISTAN · Quarterly · Founded 1979
Journal of the chemical society of pakistan: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.57; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the chemical society of pakistan is published by Chemical Society of Pakistan and 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 Synthesis and biological activity, Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan was launched in 1978. This journal covers different research areas in the field of Chemistry. These include; Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. The journal publishes full length articles and Reviews from researchers in academia in addition to featuring comments.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry11%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry7.8%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry7.2%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry6.5%
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine6.1%
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry4.6%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry4.2%
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)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,166 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 23 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 46 |
| 2023 | 60 | 59 | 92 |
| 2022 | 61 | 1 | 112 |
| 2021 | 149 | 5 | 175 |
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
- 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- commentsThe journal publishes full length articles and Reviews from researchers in academia in addition to featuring comments.Length not stated
- full length articlesThe journal publishes full length articles and Reviews from researchers in academia in addition to featuring comments.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes full length articles and Reviews from researchers in academia in addition to featuring comments.Length not stated
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Chemical Society of Pakistan
- Country or region
- PAKISTAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0253-5106
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the chemical society of pakistan
What CAS zone is Journal of the chemical society of pakistan in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the chemical society of pakistan 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the chemical society of pakistan?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.57; CiteScore 1, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the chemical society of pakistan?
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 chemical society of pakistan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the chemical society of pakistan is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the chemical society of pakistan open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the chemical society of pakistan 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, 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: .