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Molecules

Abbreviation (ISO):MOLECULES
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.915•SCImago Rank: #5,632•Identifier (ISSN):1420-3049(Print)•Articles / Year: 7,528•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,185 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
5.1
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
116

116 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
7,528articles/year
99.96% Gold OA•83.98% 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: 5.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 5.1)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.927)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.411)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.267)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.06)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.098)
🔵 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

Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049, CODEN: MOLEFW) is an open access journal of synthetic organic chemistry and natural product chemistry. All articles are peer-reviewed and published continously upon acceptance. Molecules is published by MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Our aim is to encourage chemists to publish as much as possible their experimental detail, particularly synthetic procedures and characterization information. There is no restriction on the length of the experimental section. In addition, availability of compound samples is published and considered as important information. Authors are encouraged to register or deposit their chemical samples through the non-profit international organization Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI). Molecules has been launched in 1996 to preserve and exploit molecular diversity of both, chemical information and chemical substances.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry97.1%Biology91.5%Biochemistry79.9%Organic chemistry79.2%Medicine57.3%Physics56.9%Genetics51.7%Internal medicine34%Materials science33.9%Quantum mechanics32.9%Nuclear magnetic resonance27.7%Stereochemistry26.4%Botany25%Engineering24.9%Chromatography24.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,632Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistryMedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.915

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
296

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.55

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,185 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations138,722
3-Year Documents23,193
Citable Documents23,040

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate46.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Analytical ChemistryQ1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Organic ChemistryQ1
Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1
Drug DiscoveryQ2
Molecular MedicineQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Chemistry
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
In warning list
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
MDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1996
Editorial Address
MOLECULAR DIVERSITY PRESERVATION INTERNATIONAL-MDPI, KANDERERSTRASSE 25, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4057
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
83/328Q2
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
87/250Q2
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
135/328Q2
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
84/251Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3,2732,326
20254.64,83725,574
20244.25,97160,573
20234.68,059144,426
20224.9279,152208,335
20214.4117,808226,018
20203.2676,061227,114
20193.064,671194,586
20183.0983,449153,062
2017—2,282100,588
2016—1,77388,019
2015—1,38676,023
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Molecules

WoS Q2
2356201820192020202120222023202420254.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.1%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01