Journal profile · Chemistry, Applied
Organic Process Research & Development
ISSN 1083-6160 · eISSN 1520-586X · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1997
Organic Process Research & Development: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.3; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 105 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 320 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Organic Process Research & Development is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Organic Process Research & Development reports research on safe environmentally benign and economical synthesis and manufacture of organic compounds at industrial scale.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Applied
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationEngineering13.2%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
- Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry6.4%
- Crystallization and Solubility StudiesMaterials Science6.1%
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemistry5.5%
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry5%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,614OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 273LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,071 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 256 | 69 | 75 |
| 2025 | 320 | 69 | 779 |
| 2024 | 397 | 68 | 2,645 |
| 2023 | 297 | 77 | 3,162 |
| 2022 | 287 | 52 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 320 | 43 | 4,977 |
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
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 113 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (47 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".
Other sources
- 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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1083-6160
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-586X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Organic Process Research & Development
What CAS zone is Organic Process Research & Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Organic Process Research & Development is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic / Chemistry, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Organic Process Research & Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.3; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at Organic Process Research & Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 63–133 days); 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 Organic Process Research & Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Organic Process Research & Development is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Organic Process Research & Development open access, and what is the APC?
Organic Process Research & Development is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .