Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Open Chemistry
ISSN 2391-5420 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH · POLAND
Open Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.31; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Chemistry is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH 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, Analytical chemistry methods development and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 22.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Open Chemistry is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original research, reviews, and communications in the fields of chemistry in an ongoing way. Our central goal is to provide a hub for researchers working across all subjects to present their discoveries, and to be a forum for the discussion of the important issues in the field.Aims and ScopeOpen Chemistry aims to publish high quality research in the following areas:Biological Chemistry/Biochemistry including bioanalytical chemistry, biochemistry and biological chemistry, biophysics and chemical physics in biologyAnalytical Chemistry including electrochemistry, environmental chemistry, spectroscopyPhysical Chemistry including catalysis, chemical kinetics and reactivity, chemical physics, computational chemistry, chemometrics and QSAR, hydrogen technologies, hydrogen storage, nanochemistry, photochemistry, physic al chemistry and physical organic chemistry, radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, surface chemistry and colloids, theoretical chemistry, thermodynamicsInorganic Chemistry including coordination chemistry, crystallography, materials and solid- state chemistryOrganic Chemistry including macromolecules and polymers, natural product chemistry, organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, phytochemistryFood Chemistry including composition, functionality, analysis, and chemical changes of food componentsInterference with other sciences including clinical chemistry, marine chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistryArticle Processing ChargesIn order to sustain the publishing process, each article accepted for publication in Open Chemistry is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €1600, effective 1st February, 2025. This fee is used to cover the costs of the peer-review process, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosti ng, long-term preservation, and extensive promotion to potential readers. There is no submission fee. Information regarding payment of the charge will be provided following acceptance for publication. For more information please go to Article Processing ChargesPublication Ethics and Editorial PoliciesDetailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.For more information on De Gruyter Publishing Ethics, please see the De Gruyter Guidelines online here. Your Benefits Why submitAs an Author of Open
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Snezana ZaricPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry8%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry7.3%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry7.2%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine6%
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine5.1%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering4.9%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science4.3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, 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
- 2.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,804 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 68 | 22 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 132 |
| 2024 | 151 | 151 | 836 |
| 2023 | 180 | 180 | 1,193 |
| 2022 | 154 | 154 | 1,450 |
| 2021 | 121 | 121 | 1,665 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,600 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,600 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Portfolio Manager
Małgorzata Komadowska, Poland openchemistry@degruyterbrill.com
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
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2391-5420
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Chemistry
What CAS zone is Open Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Open Chemistry 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 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Open Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.31; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Open Chemistry?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 Open Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Chemistry is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Open Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Open Chemistry is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .