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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #245CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Abbreviation (ISO):J. AM. CHEM. SOC
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 5.491•SCImago Rank: #245•Identifier (ISSN):0002-7863(Print)/1520-5126(Online)•Articles / Year: 2,426•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,580 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
16.6
↑ +1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
542

542 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate6.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
2,426articles/year
23.25% Gold OA•98.36% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.6)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.6)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.4)
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20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.383)
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20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.419)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.612)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.695)
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20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.357)
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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 Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), founded in 1879, is the flagship journal of the American Chemical Society and the world's preeminent journal in all of chemistry and interfacing areas of science. This periodical is devoted to the publication of fundamental research papers and publishes approximately 19,000 pages of Articles, Communications, and Perspectives a year. Published weekly, JACS provides research essential to the field of chemistry. The most cited journal in chemistry, the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) received 462,510 total citations and an increase in Impact Factor to 11.444 as reported in the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2014). JACS ranks #1 in Impact Factor among journals publishing original research covering all areas of chemistry and more than 2,000 articles annually

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry99.9%Organic chemistry81.8%Physics64.2%Biology62.2%Biochemistry54.7%Quantum mechanics50.5%Materials science44%Stereochemistry32.2%Catalysis29%Metallurgy24%Nuclear magnetic resonance22.7%Engineering20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #245Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1879-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemical EngineeringChemistry
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
5.491

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
759

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
15.53

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,580 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations143,036
3-Year Documents9,042
Citable Documents9,027

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiochemistryQ1
CatalysisQ1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1
Colloid and Surface ChemistryQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Chemistry
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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
American Chemical Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Weekly
Founding Year
1879
Editorial Address
AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
19/250Q1
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
10/251Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3,9528,603
202515.64,85979,006
202414.43,812130,649
2023153,152157,966
202216.3832,735177,302
202115.4192,560193,208
202014.6122,627250,391
201914.6952,727290,645
201814.3572,621298,444
2017—2,866372,321
2016—2,740344,825
2015—2,566372,521
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the American Chemical Society

WoS Q1
101316192018201920202021202220232024202515.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:15.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.9%

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: 882f2f55-9ca5-460e-90d8-f2c960dd94fe
Database Updated: 2026-10-01