Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
ISSN 1040-6638 · eISSN 1563-5333 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1990
Polycyclic aromatic compounds: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.58; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 93 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polycyclic aromatic compounds is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Synthesis and biological activity, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, together about 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds is to provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for all aspects of research related to polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC). Topics range from fundamental research in chemistry (including synthetic and theoretical chemistry) and physics (including astrophysics), as well as thermodynamics, spectroscopy, analytical methods, and biology to applied studies in environmental science, biochemistry, toxicology, and industry. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds has an outstanding Editorial Board and offers a rapid and efficient peer review process, as well as a flexible open access policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic
Editor-in-chief Nisheeth C. DesaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, Germany 2, Canada 2 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry15.6%
- Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesChemistry11.8%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Synthesis and Biological EvaluationChemistry5.5%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry5.2%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science5.1%
- Graph theory and applicationsMathematics4.3%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePubMedCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI (various), EBSCOhost (various), Genamics JournalSeek, OCLC - ArticleFirst - Electronic Collections Online, Personal Alert (Email), ProQuest (various), World Ceramics Abstracts (Online)
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
- 2.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.37Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 102,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,414 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 4 | 49 |
| 2025 | 55 | 1 | 158 |
| 2024 | 76 | 6 | 424 |
| 2023 | 401 | 43 | 2,997 |
| 2022 | 488 | 35 | 4,812 |
| 2021 | 348 | 26 | 3,828 |
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 Crossref · to
93 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 146 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 112 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (158 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select program; option to publish open access. Model summary
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabili…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1040-6638
- Electronic ISSN
- 1563-5333
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polycyclic aromatic compounds
What CAS zone is Polycyclic aromatic compounds in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Polycyclic aromatic compounds is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic. 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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.58; CiteScore 7, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Polycyclic aromatic compounds?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 93 days (interquartile range 66–146 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Polycyclic aromatic compounds in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Chemistry.
Where are the editorial board members of Polycyclic aromatic compounds based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), Germany (2) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Polycyclic aromatic compounds?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polycyclic aromatic compounds is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, PubMed, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Polycyclic aromatic compounds open access, and what is the APC?
Polycyclic aromatic compounds is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .