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Chemistry Journals

Explore journals grouped under Chemistry using the internal subject classification developed for Journals Impact Factors. This grouping is designed for journal discovery and comparison and is separate from official Journal Citation Reports categories.

Citation patterns can differ considerably between specialties. For a more meaningful comparison, use the subsubject links below and consider JIF, JCI and quartile information together with scope, readership, editorial standards and indexing.

257Approved journals
254Journals with JIF
67Q1 journals
51.700Highest available JIF
2.500Median available JIF
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255 journals with Q1–Q4 data
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Journal Subsubject JIF 5-Year JIF JCI Quartile Publisher
CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1568-0266 eISSN 1873-4294
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 3.300 3.300 0.530 Q3 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
MINI-REVIEWS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1389-5575 eISSN 1875-5607
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 3.300 4.100 0.460 Q3 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
ISSN 1932-7447 eISSN 1932-7455
Physical Chemistry 3.200 3.500 0.510 Q3 AMER CHEMICAL SOC
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL PHYSICS
ISSN 0942-9352 eISSN 2196-7156
Physical Chemistry 3.200 2.600 0.400 Q3 WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
ISSN 1054-2523 eISSN 1554-8120
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 3.100 2.800 0.620 Q3 SPRINGER BIRKHAUSER
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0021-891X eISSN 1572-8838
Chemical Sciences 3.000 3.000 0.470 Q3 SPRINGER
Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
ISSN 2093-8551 eISSN 2093-8551
Chemical Sciences 3.000 3.500 0.330 Q3 KOREAN ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
ISSN 1520-6106 eISSN 1520-5207
Physical Chemistry 2.900 2.900 0.430 Q3 AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
ISSN 2210-271X eISSN 1872-7999
Chemical Sciences 2.800 2.700 0.440 Q3 ELSEVIER
MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
ISSN 1022-1352 eISSN 1521-3935
Chemical Sciences 2.700 2.500 0.450 Q3 WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering
ISSN 1847-9286 eISSN 1847-9286
Chemical Sciences 2.600 2.300 0.390 Q3 INT ASSOC PHYSICAL CHEMISTS-IAPC
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
ISSN 1432-8488 eISSN 1433-0768
Chemical Sciences 2.600 2.500 0.400 Q3 SPRINGER
Medicinal Chemistry
ISSN 1573-4064 eISSN 1875-6638
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 2.600 2.300 0.520 Q3 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0306-7319 eISSN 1029-0397
Analytical Chemistry 2.500 2.800 0.540 Q3 TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1144-0546 eISSN 1369-9261
Chemical Sciences 2.500 2.700 0.470 Q3 ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
ISSN 0031-8655 eISSN 1751-1097
Chemical Sciences 2.500 3.100 0.560 Q3 WILEY
Physical Chemistry Research
ISSN 2322-5521 eISSN 2345-2625
Physical Chemistry 2.500 1.700 0.340 Q3 IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOC
Chemistry-Switzerland
ISSN N/A eISSN 2624-8549
Chemical Sciences 2.400 2.300 0.320 Q3 MDPI
International Journal of Electrochemical Science
ISSN 1452-3981 eISSN 1452-3981
Chemical Sciences 2.400 1.800 0.310 Q3 ELSEVIER
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0021-2148 eISSN 1869-5868
Chemical Sciences 2.400 2.700 0.270 Q3 WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry
ISSN 1060-1325 eISSN 1520-5738
Chemical Sciences 2.400 2.200 0.520 Q3 TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
Environmental Chemistry
ISSN 1448-2517 eISSN 1449-8979
Chemical Sciences 2.300 2.600 0.410 Q3 CSIRO PUBLISHING
Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry
ISSN 2737-4165 eISSN 2737-4173
Chemical Sciences 2.300 2.200 0.390 Q3 WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0301-4622 eISSN 1873-4200
Physical Chemistry 2.200 2.400 0.590 Q3 ELSEVIER
Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society
ISSN 2522-5758 eISSN 2522-5766
Chemical Sciences 2.200 2.200 0.350 Q3 SPRINGERNATURE
Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment
ISSN 1944-0049 eISSN 1944-0057
Chemical Sciences 2.200 2.800 0.480 Q3 TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Forensic Chemistry
ISSN 2468-1709 eISSN 2468-1709
Chemical Sciences 2.200 2.300 0.620 Q3 ELSEVIER
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
ISSN 2090-8865 eISSN 2090-8873
Chemical Sciences 2.200 2.700 0.540 Q3 WILEY
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
ISSN 1860-5397 eISSN 1860-5397
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 2.100 2.200 0.530 Q3 BEILSTEIN-INSTITUT
CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1385-2728 eISSN 1875-5348
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 2.100 2.300 0.340 Q3 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
JOURNAL OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0095-8972 eISSN 1029-0389
Chemical Sciences 2.100 1.700 0.600 Q3 TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
ChemistrySelect
ISSN 2365-6549 eISSN 2365-6549
Chemical Sciences 2.000 2.000 0.320 Q3 WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1434-1948 eISSN 1099-0682
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 2.000 2.000 0.550 Q3 WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
International Journal of Electrochemistry
ISSN 2090-3529 eISSN 2090-3537
Chemical Sciences 2.000 1.800 0.240 Q3 WILEY
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES
ISSN 0974-3626 eISSN 0973-7103
Chemical Sciences 2.000 1.900 0.330 Q3 INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES
Journal of Flow Chemistry
ISSN 2062-249X eISSN 2063-0212
Chemical Sciences 2.000 2.300 0.330 Q3 SPRINGER
PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0033-4545 eISSN 1365-3075
Chemical Sciences 2.000 2.200 0.330 Q3 WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-4486
Chemical Sciences 1.900 2.300 0.230 Q3 FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
JOURNAL OF FLUORINE CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0022-1139 eISSN 1873-3328
Chemical Sciences 1.900 1.600 0.510 Q3 ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Open Chemistry
ISSN 2391-5420 eISSN 2391-5420
Chemical Sciences 1.900 2.100 0.360 Q3 DE GRUYTER POLAND SP Z O O
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0894-3230 eISSN 1099-1395
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 1.800 1.700 0.390 Q3 WILEY
COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY & HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING
ISSN 1386-2073 eISSN 1875-5402
Chemical Sciences 1.700 1.500 0.440 Q3 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
Current Analytical Chemistry
ISSN 1573-4110 eISSN 1875-6727
Analytical Chemistry 1.700 1.500 0.300 Q3 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
Current Green Chemistry
ISSN 2213-3461 eISSN 2213-347X
Chemical Sciences 1.700 1.700 0.150 Q3 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
International Journal of Analytical Chemistry
ISSN 1687-8760 eISSN 1687-8779
Analytical Chemistry 1.700 1.900 0.430 Q3 WILEY
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1068-1620 eISSN 1608-330X
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry 1.700 1.300 0.290 Q3 MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER
TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0340-4285 eISSN 1572-901X
Chemical Sciences 1.700 1.300 0.490 Q3 SPRINGER
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry
ISSN 2470-1556 eISSN 2470-1564
Chemical Sciences 1.600 1.700 0.280 Q3 TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
JOURNAL OF INCLUSION PHENOMENA AND MACROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1388-3127 eISSN 1573-1111
Chemical Sciences 1.600 1.700 0.240 Q3 SPRINGER
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0236-5731 eISSN 1588-2780
Chemical Sciences 1.600 1.600 0.560 Q3 SPRINGER
Journal of Sulfur Chemistry
ISSN 1741-5993 eISSN 1741-6000
Chemical Sciences 1.600 1.600 0.330 Q3 TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS
ISSN 0342-1791 eISSN 1432-2021
Chemical Sciences 1.600 1.600 0.360 Q3 SPRINGER
Iranian Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
ISSN 2228-6489 eISSN 2008-9015
Chemical Sciences 1.500 0.900 0.220 Q3 UNIV KASHAN, FAC MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
HETEROATOM CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1042-7163 eISSN 1098-1071
Chemical Sciences 1.400 1.400 0.160 Q3 WILEY
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0749-1581 eISSN 1097-458X
Chemical Sciences 1.400 1.500 0.340 Q3 WILEY
Phytochemistry Letters
ISSN 1874-3900 eISSN 1876-7486
Chemical Sciences 1.400 1.500 0.380 Q3 ELSEVIER
TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1300-0527 eISSN 1300-0527
Chemical Sciences 1.400 1.400 0.200 Q3 Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey
Vietnam Journal of Chemistry
ISSN 0866-7144 eISSN 2572-8288
Chemical Sciences 1.400 1.200 0.210 Q3 WILEY
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING-INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH EDITION
ISSN 1021-9986 eISSN 1021-9986
Chemical Sciences 1.300 1.400 0.210 Q3 JIHAD DANESHGAHI
APPLIED IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR MORPHOLOGY
ISSN 1541-2016 eISSN 1533-4058
Chemical Sciences 1.200 1.400 0.750 Q3 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0449-2285 eISSN 2357-0245
Chemical Sciences 1.200 1.300 0.210 Q3 National Information & Documentation Centre-NIDOC
Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
ISSN 1411-9420 eISSN 1411-9420
Chemical Sciences 1.200 1.200 0.180 Q3 GADJAH MADA UNIV, DEPT CHEMISTRY
PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY
ISSN 1005-281X eISSN 1005-281X
Chemical Sciences 1.200 1.000 0.100 Q3 CHINESE ACAD SCIENCES
CELLULOSE CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0576-9787 eISSN 0576-9787
Chemical Sciences 1.100 1.200 0.440 Q3 EDITURA ACAD ROMANE
PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY
ISSN 0965-5441 eISSN 1555-6239
Chemical Sciences 1.100 1.100 0.220 Q3 MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER
Using the data

How to compare Chemistry journals

A broad research area can contain specialties with very different citation patterns. Start with the most relevant subsubject, then compare JIF, five-year JIF, JCI and quartile information alongside the journal's aims and scope, indexing, editorial standards, readership and publication model.

JIF

A journal-level citation measure that is most informative when comparing journals in related fields.

JCI

A field-normalized journal metric that provides another perspective on citation impact.

Quartile

A relative position within a category. Internal subjects on this site are not official JCR categories.