Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
ISSN 0352-5139 · eISSN 1820-7421 · Serbian Chemical Society · SERBIA · Monthly · Founded 1985
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society is published by Serbian Chemical Society 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 Metal complexes synthesis and properties, Synthesis and biological activity and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society - JSCS has been published continuously for 91 years,one volume per year, consisting of 12 monthly issues, by the Serbian Chemical Society. The Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society - JSCS (formerly Glasnik Hemijskog društva Beograd) publishes articles original papers that have not been published previously, from the fields of fundamental and applied chemistry: Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Food Chemistry, Technology and Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Polymers, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, Thermodynamics, Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Materials, Ceramics, Metallurgy, Geochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, History of and Education in Chemistry. Online ISSN: 1820-7421 Print ISSN: 0352-5139 JSCS is an Open Access journal with no Article Processing ChargeJournal abbreviation: J. Serb. Chem. Soc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Dušan SladićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Serbia 59, United States 4, United Kingdom 2, Germany 2, Greece 2 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine8.3%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry7.5%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry7.4%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry7.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry6.2%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science4.8%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry4.7%
- Free Radicals and AntioxidantsChemistry4.4%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 108LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,429 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 1 |
| 2025 | 98 | 98 | 69 |
| 2024 | 107 | 107 | 237 |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | 257 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | 300 |
| 2021 | 118 | 118 | 646 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11
- book reviewBook ReviewLength not stated
- errataErrataLength not stated
- letters to editorLetters to EditorLength not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal scientific papers (up to 15 typewritten pages, including Figs, Tables and References) report original research which must not have been previously publ…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal scientific papers (up to 15 typewritten pages, including Figs, Tables and References) report original research which must not have been previously publ…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal scientific papers (up to 15 typewritten pages, including Figs, Tables and References) report original research which must not have been previously publ…Length not stated
- review papersReview papersLength not stated
- scientific paperScientific paperLength not stated
- short communicationOriginal scientific papers (up to 15 typewritten pages, including Figs, Tables and References) report original research which must not have been previously publ…Length not stated
- short reviewOriginal scientific papers (up to 15 typewritten pages, including Figs, Tables and References) report original research which must not have been previously publ…Length not stated
- surveyOriginal scientific papers (up to 15 typewritten pages, including Figs, Tables and References) report original research which must not have been previously publ…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution License Authors grant to the Publisher the following rights to the manuscript, including any supplemental material, and any parts, extracts or elements thereof: the right to reproduce and distribute the Manuscript in printed form, including print-on-demand; the right to produce prepublications, reprints, and special editions of the Manuscript; the right to translate th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Serbian Chemical Society
- Country or region
- SERBIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0352-5139
- Electronic ISSN
- 1820-7421
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 91, Issue 7-8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Serbian 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 Serbian Chemical Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.8; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Serbian 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 Serbian Chemical Society based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Serbia (59), United States (4) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .