WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #8,784CAS 4区Gold OA

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.664•SCImago Rank: #8,784•Identifier (ISSN):2673-2718(Online)•Articles / Year: 50•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,025 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q2

↑ +1.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

29 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2

Self-Citation Rate0%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

50articles/year

100% Gold OA•0% 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: 4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.5)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 0)	🔵 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

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Engineering85.2%Chemistry79.6%Biology78.7%Organic chemistry70.4%Physics60.9%Materials science53%Biochemistry52.2%Quantum mechanics43.5%Computer science41.7%Chemical engineering41.3%Geology37.4%Ecology36.1%Physical chemistry33.5%Thermodynamics30.9%Catalysis30.4%Composite material28.3%Mathematics27.4%Waste management24.8%Environmental science24.3%Metallurgy23.9%Operating system21.7%Programming language20.9%Genetics20.4%

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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,784Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2019-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Chemical Engineering

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.664

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.35

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,025 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations959

3-Year Documents243

Citable Documents215

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 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

CatalysisQ2

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

BioengineeringQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Engineering & Technology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

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

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Frontiers Media S.A.

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

DOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY	JCRESCI	71/180	Q2
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL	JCRESCI	77/183	Q2
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY	JCIESCI	141/180	Q4
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL	JCIESCI	102/183	Q3