Journal profile · Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE
ISSN 0044-2313 · eISSN 1521-3749 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1950
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,960; median 71 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 199 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE is published by Wiley-VCH 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 Inorganic Chemistry and Materials, Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Inorganic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ZAAC is an international scientific journal which publishes original papers on new relevant research results from all areas of inorganic chemistry, solid state chemistry, and co-ordination chemistry. The contributions reflect the latest findings in these research areas and serve the development of new materials, such as super-hard materials, electrical superconductors, or intermetallic compounds. Up-to-date physical methods for the characterization of new chemical compounds and materials are also described.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inorganic Chemistry and MaterialsChemistry11.4%
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsChemistry8.6%
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry7.7%
- Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and CharacterizationChemistry6.6%
- Inorganic Fluorides and Related CompoundsChemistry6.5%
- Crystal Structures and PropertiesMaterials Science6.4%
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine5.3%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science5.2%
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, Inorganic & Nuclear | 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, Inorganic & Nuclear | 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, Inorganic & Nuclear | 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
- 0.87LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,580OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 30,455 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 130 | 88 | 20 |
| 2025 | 199 | 137 | 162 |
| 2024 | 186 | 143 | 262 |
| 2023 | 187 | 132 | 433 |
| 2022 | 341 | 203 | 1,186 |
| 2021 | 301 | 158 | 1,675 |
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
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 98 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (38 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (348 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)
- 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
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 3,960 / EUR 3,290 / GBP 2,620 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1950
- ISSN
- 0044-2313
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-3749
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE
What CAS zone is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear. 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 ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.87; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 41–98 days); 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 ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE open access, and what is the APC?
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,960.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .