Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic
Synlett
ISSN 0936-5214 · eISSN 1437-2096 · Georg Thieme Verlag · GERMANY · Semimonthly · Founded 1990
Synlett: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.38; subscription journal; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 424 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Synlett is published by Georg Thieme Verlag and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SYNLETT is an international journal reporting research results and current trends in chemical synthesis in short personalized reviews and preliminary communications. It covers all fields of scientific endeavor that involve organic synthesis, including catalysis, organometallic, medicinal, biological, and photochemistry, but also related disciplines and offers the possibility to publish scientific primary data.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry9.2%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry8.7%
- Chemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry8.4%
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsChemistry7.1%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemistry6.1%
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsChemistry5.5%
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsChemistry4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 4 |
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, Organic | 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
- 1.38LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 125LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 373LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 20,013 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 235 | 25 | 35 |
| 2025 | 424 | 56 | 394 |
| 2024 | 390 | 72 | 815 |
| 2023 | 489 | 101 | 1,728 |
| 2022 | 433 | 61 | 2,073 |
| 2021 | 322 | 72 | 2,681 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0936-5214
- Electronic ISSN
- 1437-2096
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Synlett
What CAS zone is Synlett in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Synlett is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Synlett?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.38; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 133.
How long does peer review take at Synlett?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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 Synlett?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Synlett is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Synlett open access, and what is the APC?
Synlett 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .