Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
ISSN 0717-9324 · eISSN 7179-707 · Sociedad Chilena De Quimica · CHILE · Quarterly · Founded 2003
JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.78; fully open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is published by Sociedad Chilena De Quimica 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 Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Synthesis and biological activity, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society (JCCS) publishes full articles and communications in al fields of chemistry, (including borderline areas such as bioorganic, bioinorganic, biochemistry, materials chemistry and other containing experimental, theoretical and applied research results that constitute a contribution to the subject and that have not been published and are not under consideration elsewhere.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 20 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry10.5%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry8.3%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry7.9%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry7.9%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry5.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering5.1%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry5%
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine4.5%
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
- 0.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 596OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,838 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 199 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 440 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 543 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Sociedad Chilena De Quimica
- Country or region
- CHILE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 0717-9324
- Electronic ISSN
- 7179-707
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 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 CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.78; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (20). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF THE CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is a fully open-access 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: .