Synthetic Communications

Synthetic Communications is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Chemical Synthesis and Reactions, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis and Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Synthetic Communications is a world-leading journal publishing research exploring new methods, reagents, and other synthetic work pertaining to organic chemistry. Papers should provide enough experimental detail to aid chemists in replicating reported reactions. We publish original articles and short, focused review articles discussing topics within synthetic organic chemistry. We welcome research that explores, but is not limited to, the following topics: Organic synthesis •Total synthesis - natural products, bioactive molecules, building blocks, and NCEs •Synthesis in bio-organic chemistry •New synthetic methods •Asymmetric synthesis •Green synthesis •Electrosynthesis •C-H activation Catalysis in organic chemistry •Homogeneous catalysis •Heterogeneous catalysis •Asymmetric catalysis •Co-operative catalysis •Photoredox catalysis •Phase transfer catalysis •Carbenoid ligands in synthesis •Enzymes/microbial agents in catalysis Other areas of interest •Synthesis of new materials •Non-planar pi systems •Fullerene chemistry •Self-assembly •Molecular machines •Switching •Sensing •Molecular recognition The journal actively encourages proposals for special issues, which should be discussed with the Executive Editor in the first instance. Authors wishing to submit to Synthetic Communications should review the Instructions for Authors. Further guidance can be found on our Author Services webpage. Peer-Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Executive Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to rigorous and rapid peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single-anonymized. Publishing Ethics Synthetic Communications adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/. The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of ScienceEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Adis International Ltd. Reactions Weekly Online, Genamics JournalSeek, OCLC ArticleFirst Electronic Collections Online, VINITI RAN Referativnyi Zhurnal, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ChemInform

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Impact

Impact factor

1.95LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

2Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.8Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

3.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

3.5Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.27LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.27Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.47LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.47Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

69LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

91OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

8,516OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.87OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

0.24%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

113LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

343,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)

about 5.6 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

26%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

2 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

31 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

11 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Semimonthly

Founded

1971

ISSN

0039-7911

Electronic ISSN

1532-2432

Latest issue on the website

Volume 56, Issue 17 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website