Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1005-281X · Chinese Academy of Sciences · PEOPLES R CHINA · Monthly
PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.45; subscription journal; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 126 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY is published by Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 45.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Progress in Chemistry is a peer-reviewed monthly journal. It is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC). It provides a forum to publish review papers of specialized topics covering the full spectrum of chemistry in Chinese or English, with emphasis on those topics of emerging research area. The reviews provide comprehensive information, including recent advances, development trends, as well as critical assessments about the subject. The readers interested are : researchers and students in chemistry and related areas, and policy decision-makers. Most members of the editorial board are famous scientists.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences15.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences15.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering15.3%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science5.5%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering3.9%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science3.4%
- Catalysis and Oxidation ReactionsChemical Engineering3.1%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering2.9%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
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: yes
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
- 1.45LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 126LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,323 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | 0 | 279 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- Chinese
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1005-281X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY
What CAS zone is PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. 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 PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.45; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY open access, and what is the APC?
PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .