Journal profile · Chemistry
Precision Chemistry
ISSN 2771-9316 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Founded 2023
Precision Chemistry: CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 7.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 63 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); 125 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Precision Chemistry is published by American Chemical Society and is classed under Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Gender, Feminism, and Media and Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, together about 17.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chemical research focused on precision enables more controllable, predictable and accurate outcomes, which in turn drive innovation in measurement science, sustainable materials, information materials, personalized medicines, energy, environmental science, and countless other fields requiring chemical insights. Precision Chemistry is an open access journal that provides a unique and highly focused publishing venue for fundamental, applied, and interdisciplinary research aiming to achieve precision calculation, design, synthesis, manipulation, measurement, and manufacturing. It is committed to bringing together researchers from across the chemical sciences and the related scientific areas, to showcase original research and critical reviews of exceptional quality, significance, and interest to the broad chemistry and scientific community. Specific topics of interest may include, but are not limited to: Precision and controllable chemical synthesis with high selectivity and efficiency Molecular engineering for highly-complex, multifunctional molecular systems (molecular machines and devices etc.) Controllable self-assembly strategy with precisely defined structures and dimensions Precision macromolecular and supramolecular systems Precision nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing Function-oriented design and fabrication of materials Tunable catalysis with high efficiency Precision sensing, imaging and characterization of molecules and chemical reactions Theoretical studies with high accuracy and computational efficiency (atomistic simulations of chemical, biological and materials systems) Precision Chemistry in life science and medicine (genome editing, protein and enzyme engineering, molecular diagnostics, targeted therapeutics, etc.) Precision Chemistry in energy and environmental science (energy conversion, energy storage, water resources, environmental remediation, carbon neutrality, etc.)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jinlong YangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy7.1%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences5.4%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.4%
- Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.4%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 240,418Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 450 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 137 | 137 | 130 |
| 2025 | 125 | 125 | 565 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | 1,362 |
| 2023 | 92 | 92 | 1,517 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 91 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 71 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (216 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- First decision after review
- 28.1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 62.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | USD 3,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 / EUR 0 / GBP 0 / JPY 0 / CHF 0 / CAD 0 / AUD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,500 | Yes | — |
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
- Founded
- 2023
- ISSN
- 2771-9316
- Society / sponsor
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Precision Chemistry
What CAS zone is Precision Chemistry in?
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 Precision Chemistry?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 7.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.4, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Precision Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 50–91 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Precision Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Precision Chemistry is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Precision Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Precision Chemistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .