Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry
ISSN 0193-4929 · eISSN 2191-0227 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.69; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH 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 Metal complexes synthesis and properties, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis and Magnetism in coordination complexes, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The current volume of Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program.ObjectiveReviews in Inorganic Chemistry (REVIC) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on developments in inorganic chemistry. Technical reviews offer detailed synthesis protocols, reviews of methodology and descriptions of apparatus. Topics are treated from a synthetic, theoretical, or analytical perspective. The editors and the publisher are committed to high quality standards and rapid handling of the review and publication process. The journal publishes all aspects of solid-state, molecular and surface chemistry. Topics may be treated from a synthetic, theoretical, or analytical perspective. The editors and the publisher are commited to high quality standards and rapid handling of the review and publication process.TopicsMain group chemistryTransition metal chemistryCoordination chemistryOrganometallic chemistryCa talysisBioinorganic chemistrySupramolecular chemistryIonic liquidsArticle formatsCritical scientific and technical reviews> Information on submission process Your Benefits Your benefits: Critical overview of the current discussions Critical perspective on future research directions High-quality reviews Rapid publication times Ahead of print publication History Previously published by Freund Publishing House Ltd. The journal was relaunched in 2011with new Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Editor-in-chief Axel SchulzPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine15.4%
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry9%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science7.4%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry6.4%
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMaterials Science6.2%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry5.3%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy4.3%
- Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and CharacterizationChemistry4.3%
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, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | 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, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 694 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 24 | 6 |
| 2025 | 43 | 40 | 258 |
| 2024 | 58 | 35 | 795 |
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 244 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5 | 224 |
| 2021 | 28 | 5 | 731 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
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
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0193-4929
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-0227
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry
What CAS zone is Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear. 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 Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.69; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .