Journal profile · Chemistry-Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
ISSN 2058-9883 · Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.86; hybrid open access; median 71 days to acceptance (12 articles, last 24 months); 283 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering is published by Royal Society of Chemistry 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, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering is a new journal reporting cutting edge research into all aspects of making molecules for the benefit of fundamental research, applied processes and wider society. From fundamental, molecular-level chemistry to large scale chemical production, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering brings together communities of chemists and chemical engineers working to ensure the crucial role of reaction chemistry in today’s world.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationEngineering16.4%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science10.5%
- Catalysis for Biomass ConversionEngineering6.5%
- Catalysis and Oxidation ReactionsChemical Engineering5.6%
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesEngineering4.7%
- Catalysts for Methane ReformingChemical Engineering4.7%
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactionsChemistry4.3%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy3.9%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | 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
- 2.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 923OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 244LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,499 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 199 | 82 | 49 |
| 2025 | 283 | 110 | 604 |
| 2024 | 323 | 160 | 1,752 |
| 2023 | 307 | 131 | 2,502 |
| 2022 | 266 | 65 | 3,237 |
| 2021 | 262 | 77 | 4,161 |
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
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 88 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 3 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 74 days
- Sample
- 12 articles with submission and acceptance dates (13 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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 Front cover Open Access
React. Chem. Eng. (2026) 11 (9): 1893–1894. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6RE90027E Abstract View articletitled, Front cover Open the PDF for Front cover in another window
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2058-9883
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
What CAS zone is Reaction Chemistry & Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / Engineering, Chemical. 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 Reaction Chemistry & Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.86; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Reaction Chemistry & Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 12 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 55–88 days). 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 Reaction Chemistry & Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Reaction Chemistry & Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering is a hybrid 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: .