Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
LCGC North America
ISSN 1527-5949 · Advanstar Communications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1999
LCGC North America: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.73; subscription journal; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 52 articles a year; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LCGC North America is published by Advanstar Communications Inc. 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 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Analytical Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1983, LCGC is the leading provider of digital and print content to the separation science market, enhancing the productivity, efficiency, and the overall value of separation techniques globally. Founded in 1983, LCGC is the leading provider of digital and print content to the separation science market, enhancing the productivity, efficiency, and the overall value of separation techniques globally. With our commitment to editorial excellence we have pioneered innovation across a broad portfolio of digital and print platforms.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry26.3%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry9.9%
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsEngineering7%
- Protein purification and stabilityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering5.9%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry4.5%
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, Analytical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in SCIE on 20 July 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 0.73LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 95 | 14 | 190 |
| 2022 | 119 | 18 | 261 |
| 2021 | 14 | 4 | 48 |
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 2 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
- Advanstar Communications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1527-5949
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LCGC North America
What CAS zone is LCGC North America in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, LCGC North America is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Analytical. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of LCGC North America?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.73; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at LCGC North America?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 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 LCGC North America?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LCGC North America is indexed in Scopus.
Is LCGC North America open access, and what is the APC?
LCGC North America 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; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .