Journal profile · Chemistry, Medicinal
Records of Natural Products
ISSN 1307-6167 · ACG Publications · TURKEY · Quarterly
Records of Natural Products: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.32; fully open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Records of Natural Products is published by ACG Publications and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, together about 37.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Records of Natural Products is a journal of natural product chemistry. Reviews, book reviews, research papers and short reports are considered on the substances of plants, microbes and animals. Discussions on the structure elucidation, synthesis of naturally occurring compounds and biological activity of natural compounds and plant extracts, biosynthesis of natural products and essential oils of aromatic plants as well as chemotaxonomy in the field of plants are welcomed in the journal. All published research articles in Records of Natural Products have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by expert referees.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Medicinal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
- Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine6.7%
- Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine5.1%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.6%
- Traditional and Medicinal Uses of AnnonaceaeBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 205OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 802 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 6 |
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | 67 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 131 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 141 |
| 2022 | 70 | 70 | 304 |
| 2021 | 104 | 104 | 598 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 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
- ACG Publications
- Country or region
- TURKEY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1307-6167
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Records of Natural Products
What CAS zone is Records of Natural Products in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Records of Natural Products is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Chemistry, Medicinal / Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Records of Natural Products?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.32; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Records of Natural Products?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Records of Natural Products?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Records of Natural Products is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Records of Natural Products open access, and what is the APC?
Records of Natural Products 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: .