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Chemosphere

Abbreviation (ISO):CHEMOSPHERE
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.648•SCImago Rank: #2,054•Identifier (ISSN):0045-6535(Print)/1879-1298(Online)•Articles / Year: 4,708•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,678 USD
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
212

212 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
4,708articles/year
11.26% Gold OA•94.91% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 8.1)
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20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 8.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 8.943)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 7.086)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 5.778)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 5.108)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.427)
🔵 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

Chemosphere is an international journal designed for the publication of original communications and review articles. As a multidisciplinary journal, Chemosphere offers broad and impactful dissemination of investigations related to all aspects of environmental science and engineering. Chemosphere will publish: • Original communications (research papers) describing important new discoveries or further developments in important fields of investigation related to the environment and human health • Reviews, mainly of new developing areas of environmental science • Discussion papers • Letters to the editor • Short communications • Special themed issues on relevant topics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
ChemistryBiologyOrganic ChemistryEcologyEnvironmental ChemistryEngineeringEnvironmental SciencePhysicsBiochemistryGeologyMaterials ScienceMedicineQuantum MechanicsGeneticsMetallurgyPhysical ChemistryWaste ManagementPaleontologyInternal Medicine
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,054Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1972-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:ChemistryEnvironmental ScienceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.648

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
353

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.63

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,678 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations100,607
3-Year Documents11,684
Citable Documents11,607

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)7

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.3%

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)Q1
Environmental ChemistryQ1
Environmental EngineeringQ1
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
PollutionQ1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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
8周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
3.1周
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
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Weekly
Founding Year
1972
Editorial Address
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX5 1GB
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—272170
20258.17613,923
20248.82,91237,508
20238.9433,35679,152
20227.0863,938140,389
20215.7783,803183,063
20205.1083,579180,132
20194.4272,859159,538
2018—2,352138,409
2017—2,791122,373
2016—1,795108,417
2015—1,22778,360
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Chemosphere

WoS Q1
3681120192020202120222023202420258.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:8.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28