Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science
ISSN 1759-0876 · eISSN 1759-0884 · John Wiley & Sons Inc. · ENGLAND · Founded 2011
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 10.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,230; median 94 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); 77 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies and Computational Drug Discovery Methods, together about 36.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs) series combines features of encyclopedic reference works and review journals. They are designed to serve as interdisciplinary resources across health, life, physical, and social science communities. Our goal is to help researchers save valuable time and stay current in their field and complementary fields with review articles that synthesize key findings from the growing number of primary research articles published daily.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Peter R. SchreinerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 5, Germany 5, United Kingdom 2, Switzerland 2, Norway 2 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy14%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy12.4%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science10.4%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science9.2%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry4.4%
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsEnergy3.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | 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
Web of ScienceINSPECCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
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
- 10.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 42.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 42.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 42.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 7.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 596OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 16.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 58Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 461,954Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 11 | 31 |
| 2025 | 77 | 45 | 1,629 |
| 2024 | 46 | 24 | 747 |
| 2023 | 52 | 33 | 1,102 |
| 2022 | 65 | 30 | 8,199 |
| 2021 | 86 | 46 | 4,104 |
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 Crossref · to
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 123 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (94 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,230 / EUR 4,380 / GBP 3,470 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- AI use
AI tools policy: AIGC tools cannot be listed as authors; use must be described in Methods or Acknowledgements. Model summary
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Author name change policy: paper updated and republished, metadata redelivered, no correction notice for privacy. Model summary
Wiley’s Author Name Change Policy: In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing policy: requires data availability statement; endorses FORCE11 Data Citation Principles. Model summary
WIREs has endorsed the FORCE11 Data Citation Principles and is implementing an Expects Data Sharing policy. We require a data availability statement for each article
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The WIREs adhere strongly to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All instances of publishing misconduct, including, but not limited to, plagiarism, data fabrication, image/data manipulation to falsify/enhance results, etc. will result in rejection/retraction of the manuscript in question.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open Access Licensing and Copyright
Open Access articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The CC-BY license permits commercial and non-commercial re-use of an open access article, as long as the author is properly attributed. WIREs journals offer CC BY, CC BY-NC, and CC BY-NC-ND licensing options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Gold Open Access
No page charges, color charges, or publication fees for a standard article. Model summary
WIREs journals offer authors the chance to publish their articles open access: immediately freely available to read, download, and share. Read More Article Publication Charges For article publication charges (APCs) please see the 'Open Access' section in the 'About' tab of each individual journal. Authors who receive funding from an agency or institution with a Wiley Open Access Account do not pay…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Peer review: single-anonymized; two reviewers per manuscript plus editorial review. Model summary
WIREs is participating in a pilot of the NISO Working Group on Peer Review Terminology. Standardizing the terminology across journals and publishers used to describe peer review practices helps make the peer review process for articles and journals more transparent, and it will enable the community to better assess and compare peer review practices between different journals. More Information Taxo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Green Open Access
PubMed Central For authors who are funded by the NIH or a PMC/Europe PMC partner and have indicated so during submission, Wiley will deposit the manuscript to the NIH Manuscript System upon publication. Authors should receive an email from NIHMS with instructions on completing the system checks before the article is assigned a PMCID. (If not, authors can email the production editor to obtain the N…
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
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 1759-0876
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-0884
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science
What CAS zone is Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Mathematical & Computational Biology / Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.85; CiteScore 42.2, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 66–138 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Germany (5) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science open access, and what is the APC?
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,230.
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: .