Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives
ISSN 1896-5644 · Polish Chitin Society
Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives is published by Polish Chitin Society and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications, together about 48.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingMaterials Science22.7%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.7%
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science6%
- Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersEngineering4%
- Coagulation and Flocculation StudiesEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterialsEngineering3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic Chemistry | Q4 | 190/215 | 11th |
| Biochemistry | Q4 | 401/448 | 10th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 76 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 138 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 160 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 186 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 140 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 150 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Polish Chitin Society
- ISSN
- 1896-5644
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives
What CAS zone is Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Biomaterials. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives open access, and what is the APC?
Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives is a fully open-access 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: .