CAS major category
Chemistry SCI Journals
The Chemistry major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 522 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary (178), Chemistry, Physical (81), Chemistry, Analytical (73), Chemistry, Organic (53), Polymer Science (45), Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear (39), Electrochemistry (35), Spectroscopy (27).
Chemistry SCI Journals by impact factor
Chemical Reviews
ISSN 0009-2665 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATESChemistry, Multidisciplinary
IF 64.38CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 158 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,500Transformative255 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Nature Reviews Chemistry
ISSN 2397-3358 · Springer Nature · United KingdomChemical Engineering-General Chemical Engineering
IF 50.3CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopSubscription112 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Chemical Society Reviews
ISSN 0306-0012 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLANDChemistry, Multidisciplinary
IF 48.33CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: about 6 monthsAPC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA403 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Nature Catalysis
ISSN 2520-1158 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDChemical Engineering-Bioengineering
IF 48.22CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 335 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA190 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Progress in Polymer Science
ISSN 0079-6700 · Elsevier Ltd · UNITED STATESPolymer Science
IF 32.79CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: about 163 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 6,500Hybrid OA68 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Coordination Chemistry Reviews
ISSN 0010-8545 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDSChemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
IF 25.69CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: about 63 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 5,740Hybrid OA953 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Nature Chemistry
ISSN 1755-4330 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDChemistry, Multidisciplinary
IF 24.29CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 295 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA335 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
ISSN 0001-8686 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDSChemistry, Physical
IF 23.76CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 111 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,150Hybrid OA304 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Nature Synthesis
ISSN 2731-0582 · Springer NatureCHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 22.6CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 236 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA256 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Applied Catalysis B-Environment and Energy
ISSN 0926-3373 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDSEngineering, Chemical
IF 19.78CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: about 65 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 5,950Hybrid OA1,230 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry
ISSN 2008-9244 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · IRANMultiple
IF 18.82CAS Zone 2 · ChemistryAPC charged, amount not publishedGold OA26 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Chem
ISSN 2451-9294 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATESEnvironmental Science-Environmental Chemistry
IF 18.61CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: about 111 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 9,350Hybrid OA294 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Accounts of Chemical Research
ISSN 0001-4842 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATESChemistry, Multidisciplinary
IF 18CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 55 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,500Transformative339 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Chinese Journal of Catalysis
ISSN 0253-9837 · Science Press · PEOPLES R CHINAEngineering, Chemical
IF 17.29CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: about 1 monthAPC about USD 3,000Hybrid OA297 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Angewandte Chemie International Edition
ISSN 1433-7851 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · GERMANYChemistry, Multidisciplinary
IF 16.87CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 79 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,510Hybrid OA5,616 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Smart Molecules
ISSN 2751-4587CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 16.8Review: median 72 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,200Gold OA46 articles/yrESCI · DOAJ
View journal profile →Journal of the American Chemical Society
ISSN 0002-7863 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATESChemistry, Multidisciplinary
IF 16.62CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 78 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,500Transformative4,859 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Energy Chemistry
ISSN 2095-4956 · Elsevier BV · PEOPLES R CHINACHEMISTRY, APPLIED-CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
IF 15.59CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: about 46 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,750Hybrid OA954 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →ACS Measurement Science Au
ISSN 2694-250X · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATESChemistry
IF 14.7CAS Zone 2 · ChemistryReview: median 72 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,500Gold OA110 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Aggregate
ISSN 2692-4560 · WILEY · CHINA MAINLANDMultiple
IF 14.5CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: about 51 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,000Gold OA288 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism
ISSN 1468-6783 · Science Reviews Ltd · ENGLANDChemistry, Physical
IF 13.8CAS Zone 4 · ChemistryReview: about 3 monthsGold OA25 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →ACS Catalysis
ISSN 2155-5435 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATESCHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
IF 13.59CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 70 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,500Transformative1,858 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
ISSN 0165-9936 · Elsevier · ENGLANDChemistry, Analytical
IF 13.49CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: 4–8 weeksAPC about USD 5,150Hybrid OA422 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Carbohydrate Polymers
ISSN 0144-8617 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLANDPolymer Science
IF 13.19CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 79 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,340Hybrid OA1,421 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Chemistry journals: frequently asked questions
How many SCI journals are there in Chemistry?
As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 522 journals in the Chemistry major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 52 in Zone 1, 83 in Zone 2, 122 in Zone 3 and 246 in Zone 4, 60 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 399, SSCI 0, A&HCI 0 and ESCI 115 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).
Which Chemistry journals are in CAS Zone 1?
By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Chemistry include Chemical Reviews (impact factor 64.38), Nature Reviews Chemistry (impact factor 50.3), Chemical Society Reviews (impact factor 48.33), Nature Catalysis (impact factor 48.22), Progress in Polymer Science (impact factor 32.79), 52 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Chemistry journals.
Which Chemistry journals have fast peer review?
Across the 478 Chemistry journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 10.4 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Chinese Journal of Catalysis (about 4.3 weeks, community reports), Atomic Spectroscopy (about 4.3 weeks, community reports), match Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry (about 4.3 weeks, community reports), Gels (about 4.9 weeks, article statistics), Organic Letters (about 4.9 weeks, article statistics). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.
Which Chemistry journals charge no APC?
32 journals in Chemistry charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Polyoxometalates (impact factor 10.4), Atomic Spectroscopy (impact factor 2.67), Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (impact factor 2.67), Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering (impact factor 2.6), Express Polymer Letters (impact factor 2.41); see the list of Chemistry journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.
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