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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #10,824CAS 3区Hybrid

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society

Abbreviation (ISO):BULL. KOREAN CHEM. SOC
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.548•SCImago Rank: #10,824•Identifier (ISSN):0253-2964(Print)/1229-5949(Online)•Articles / Year: 242•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,825 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.1
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
49

49 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate17.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
242articles/year
22.64% Gold OA•90.17% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.969)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.602)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.522)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society is an official research journal of the Korean Chemical Society. It was founded in 1980 and reaches out to the chemical community worldwide. It is strictly peer-reviewed and welcomes Accounts, Communications, Articles, and Notes written in English. The scope of the journal covers all major areas of chemistry: analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, industrial chemistry, inorganic chemistry, life-science chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, organic synthesis, non-synthetic organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and materials chemistry.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
ChemistryOrganic ChemistryPhysicsBiologyBiochemistryQuantum MechanicsMaterials ScienceEngineeringCatalysisComposite MaterialsPhysical ChemistryMetallurgyStereochemistryMedicineNuclear Magnetic ResonanceGeneticsChemical Engineering
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,824Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Chemistry
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.548

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
70

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.11

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,825 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations969
3-Year Documents409
Citable Documents409

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Chemistry
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1980
Editorial Address
POSTFACH 101161, WEINHEIM, GERMANY, 69451
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
122/250Q2
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
153/251Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—12056
20252.2146331
20241.7132717
20230.969149793
20220.6022121,399
20210.5222802,260
2020—2651,559
2019—2841,274
2018—3071,672
2017—3271,480
2016—4181,961
2015—6153,438
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society

WoS Q2
0123202120222023202420252.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 17.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 13e12d17-94ac-49aa-9b58-4b4cbf176111
Database Updated: 2026-09-28