Journal profile · Materials Science, Textiles
JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS
ISSN 0144-0322 · Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.08; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 3 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
We are a non-profit International Learned Society serving the leather sector and dedicated to the future of the leather industry. The Society In our changing world, information is the key to success and therefore the Society was formed to encourage interest in all branches of the leather industry. The Society covers both the theoretical and practical interests of not only those involved in making leather but also the hides and skins trades, machinery, chemicals, and dyeing and finishing manufacturers, as well as allied industries such as effluent treatment and support service industries. The interests of the Society cover chemistry of course, but also physics, management, microscopy, bacteriology, engineering and sustainability.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Textiles
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 | 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 | 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 | 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
- 0.08LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0144-0322
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.08; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS?
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 SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS 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, 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: .