Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC
Organic Chemistry Frontiers
ISSN 2052-4129 · Royal Society of Chemistry · PEOPLES R CHINA
Organic Chemistry Frontiers: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.51; hybrid open access; median 46 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); 759 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Organic Chemistry Frontiers is published by Royal Society of Chemistry and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Radical Photochemical Reactions and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The international, high impact journal for cutting-edge researches from all disciplines of organic chemistry
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsChemistry20%
- Radical Photochemical ReactionsChemistry8.2%
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesChemistry8.2%
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsChemistry6.2%
- Cyclopropane Reaction MechanismsChemistry6.1%
- Synthesis and Catalytic ReactionsChemistry6%
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemistry5%
- Fluorine in Organic ChemistryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
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
- 4.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,042OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 672LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,845 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 652 | 172 | 281 |
| 2025 | 759 | 185 | 3,194 |
| 2024 | 895 | 203 | 7,497 |
| 2023 | 821 | 157 | 10,162 |
| 2022 | 851 | 58 | 13,403 |
| 2021 | 830 | 70 | 18,567 |
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 PubMed · to
46 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 56 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (27 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 47 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (32 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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2052-4129
- Print ISSN
- 2052-4110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Organic Chemistry Frontiers
What CAS zone is Organic Chemistry Frontiers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Organic Chemistry Frontiers is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Organic Chemistry Frontiers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.51; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at Organic Chemistry Frontiers?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 46 days (interquartile range 32–56 days). 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 Organic Chemistry Frontiers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Organic Chemistry Frontiers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Organic Chemistry Frontiers open access, and what is the APC?
Organic Chemistry Frontiers is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .