Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society
ISSN 0009-4536 · eISSN 2192-6549 · Wiley-Blackwell · TAIWAN · Bimonthly
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.92; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,470; median 65 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 181 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Synthesis and biological activity and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 18.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society (JCCS) was founded by the Chemical Society Located in Taipei (CSLT) in 1954; it is one of the oldest scientific journals in Taiwan and has been published in English since its inception. JCCS publishes strictly peer-reviewed research results in all major fields of chemistry: organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry, and materials science. It was published bimonthly up to the year of 2011 and has become a monthly journal since 2012. JCCS adopts an electronic submission and peer-review system, ScholarOne, to provide a convenient way in manuscript reviewing and submission. All issues are now published online in Wiley Online Library, and the archived volumes are also available online in Wiley Online library. The Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society (JCCS) is jointly published by CSLT and Wiley-VCH. It is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C. The Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society (JCCS) has been covered by Science Citation Index since 1990. ISSN: 0009-4536 (print) 2192-6549 (online). Volume 68. 12 Issues in 2021. How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef, PubMed, or ISI Web of Knowledge), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "J. Chin. Chem. Soc." (punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Jye-Shane YangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 38, United States 4, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry7.2%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry6%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry5.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering5%
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry4.8%
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine4.7%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry4.7%
- Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesChemistry4.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.92LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,843OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 129LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 132Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 147,347Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,635 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 141 | 37 | 42 |
| 2025 | 181 | 71 | 277 |
| 2024 | 173 | 72 | 632 |
| 2023 | 241 | 131 | 785 |
| 2022 | 254 | 24 | 1,291 |
| 2021 | 285 | 37 | 1,778 |
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 Crossref · to
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 89 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 83 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (323 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 7.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,470 / EUR 2,900 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0009-4536
- Electronic ISSN
- 2192-6549
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 73, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Chinese 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 Chinese Chemical Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.92; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 43–89 days); authors report an average review time of about 7.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29% (2025). 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 Chinese Chemical Society based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (38), United States (4) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,470.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .