In shortAmerican Chemical Society publishes 97 journals that are in Scopus or Web of Science in our data: 94 in Scopus, 62 in SCIE, SSCI or AHCI and 23 in ESCI. 15 are fully open access. Its highest impact factor* is Chemical Reviews (57.9).
97journals
94in Scopus
62SCIE, SSCI, AHCI
23ESCI
15fully open access
$3,500median APC
American Chemical Society journals list
Sorted by impact factor*. Open a journal for its review time, funders, fee waivers, official website and guide for authors.
| # | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemical Reviews | 57.9 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 2 | Accounts of Chemical Research | 21.3 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 3 | ACS Nano | 18.2 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 4 | ACS Energy Letters | 17.8 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 5 | Journal of the American Chemical Society | 17.6 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 6 | ACS Catalysis | 14.9 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 7 | Accounts of Materials Research | 13.0 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 8 | Environmental Science & Technology | 11.5 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Engineering, Environmental |
| 9 | ACS Sensors | 11.1 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 10 | ACS Materials Letters | 9.80 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| 11 | Nano Letters | 9.30 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 12 | ACS Central Science | 9.05 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, no APC listed | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 13 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 8.82 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| 14 | JACS Au | 8.21 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 15 | ACS Materials Au | 8.00 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Chemistry, Physical |
| 16 | ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 7.85 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 17 | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry | 7.59 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Medicinal |
| 18 | Analytical Chemistry | 7.29 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 19 | Energy & Fuels | 7.02 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Energy & Fuels |
| 20 | ACS Applied Nano Materials | 6.91 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| 21 | Chemistry of Materials | 6.80 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 22 | ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering | 6.77 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Materials Science, Biomaterials |
| 23 | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | 6.71 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary |
| 24 | Environmental Science & Technology Letters | 6.49 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Engineering, Environmental |
| 25 | Biomacromolecules | 6.40 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 26 | ACS ES&T Engineering | 6.20 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Engineering, Environmental |
| 27 | Macromolecules | 6.17 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Polymer Science |
| 28 | ACS Applied Energy Materials | 5.92 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 29 | ACS Photonics | 5.88 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| 30 | Precision Chemistry | 5.87 | ESCI, Scopus | Fully OA, no APC listed | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 31 | ACS Applied Bio Materials | 5.83 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Materials Science, Biomaterials |
| 32 | Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation | 5.59 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 33 | ACS Environmental Au | 5.56 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Engineering, Environmental |
| 34 | ACS Macro Letters | 5.53 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Polymer Science |
| 35 | Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling | 5.49 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Medicinal |
| 36 | ACS Applied Polymer Materials | 5.38 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| 37 | Molecular Pharmaceutics | 5.21 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Medicine, Research & Experimental |
| 38 | ACS Synthetic Biology | 5.18 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemical Research Methods |
| 39 | ACS Applied Electronic Materials | 5.15 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic |
| 40 | Inorganic Chemistry | 5.15 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear |
| 41 | ACS Engineering Au | 5.08 | ESCI, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Engineering, Chemical |
| 42 | ACS Omega | 4.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $1,935 | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 43 | Langmuir | 4.94 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 44 | ACS Polymers Au | 4.92 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Polymer Science |
| 45 | Organic Letters | 4.89 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Organic |
| 46 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters | 4.88 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 47 | ACS Infectious Diseases | 4.82 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Medicinal |
| 48 | ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science | 4.65 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Medicinal |
| 49 | ACS ES&T Water | 4.64 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Environmental Sciences |
| 50 | Environment & Health | 4.55 | ESCI, Scopus | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Environmental Sciences |
| 51 | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research | 4.50 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Engineering, Chemical |
| 52 | ACS Organic & Inorganic Au | 4.47 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 53 | ACS Chemical Neuroscience | 4.35 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 54 | ACS Measurement Science Au | 4.12 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 55 | Chemical Research in Toxicology | 4.11 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Medicinal |
| 56 | Crystal Growth & Design | 4.06 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 57 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry C | 4.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 58 | Journal of Proteome Research | 3.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemical Research Methods |
| 59 | The Journal of Organic Chemistry | 3.83 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Organic |
| 60 | ACS Chemical Biology | 3.81 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 61 | ACS Physical Chemistry Au | 3.75 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Chemistry, Physical |
| 62 | Bioconjugate Chemistry | 3.75 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemical Research Methods |
| 63 | Chemical & Biomedical Imaging | 3.74 | ESCI, Scopus | Fully OA, no APC listed | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 64 | Journal of Natural Products | 3.70 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Plant Sciences |
| 65 | Organic Process Research & Development | 3.66 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Applied |
| 66 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry B | 3.62 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 67 | ACS Applied Engineering Materials | 3.54 | ESCI | Subscription | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| 68 | ACS Applied Optical Materials | 3.45 | ESCI, Scopus | Subscription | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| 69 | Journal of Chemical Education | 3.40 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 70 | ACS Food Science & Technology | 3.39 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Food Science & Technology |
| 71 | ACS Nanoscience Au | 3.25 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| 72 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry A | 3.01 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 73 | ACS Bio & Med Chem Au | 2.98 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $3,500 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 74 | ACS Earth and Space Chemistry | 2.97 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 75 | Biotechnology Progress | 2.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
| 76 | Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry | 2.88 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemical Research Methods |
| 77 | Biochemistry | 2.81 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 78 | ACS Agricultural Science & Technology | 2.67 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary |
| 79 | Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data | 2.66 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Thermodynamics |
| 80 | ACS Chemical Health & Safety | 2.40 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
| 81 | Organometallics | 2.27 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear |
| 82 | ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters | 2.23 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Medicinal |
| 83 | Rubber Chemistry and Technology | 1.31 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Polymer Science |
| 84 | C&EN Global Enterprise | 0.07 | SCIE | Subscription | Engineering, Chemical |
| 85 | ACS Combinatorial Science | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 86 | Chemical innovation | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 87 | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 88 | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Analytical Edition | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 89 | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Chemical & Engineering Data Series | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 90 | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 91 | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 92 | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 93 | Journal of Chemical Documentation | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 94 | Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 95 | Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 96 | Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry | n/a | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 97 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry | n/a | Scopus | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR lists used on ScholarsColab. Not finding a journal? Search the journal directory.
Is American Chemical Society Scopus indexed?
Indexes such as Scopus and Web of Science list journals one by one, so a publisher is never indexed as a whole. For American Chemical Society:
| Index | Journals | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scopus | 94 | 97% |
| Web of Science: SCIE, SSCI or AHCI | 62 | 64% |
| Web of Science: ESCI | 23 | 24% |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | 79 | 81% |
| DOAJ (fully open access) | 15 | 15% |
Always confirm the journal itself on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before you submit; each journal page links to them.
Subjects American Chemical Society publishes in
Subject categories of its journals, with the number of journals in each. Choose one to filter the list above.
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary 23Materials Science, Multidisciplinary 16Chemistry, Physical 15Nanoscience & Nanotechnology 10Chemistry, Medicinal 9Engineering, Chemical 7Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 6Polymer Science 6Environmental Sciences 5Chemistry, Analytical 5Chemistry, Organic 5Engineering, Environmental 4Biochemical Research Methods 4Energy & Fuels 3Chemistry, Applied 3Food Science & Technology 3Pharmacology & Pharmacy 3Materials Science, Biomaterials 2Agriculture, Multidisciplinary 2Optics 2Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical 2Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear 2Public, Environmental & Occupational Health 2Electrochemistry 1
American Chemical Society open access journals and APC
15 of its 97 journals are fully open access in DOAJ. Their article processing charges range from about US$1,935 to US$3,500, with a median of US$3,500. 3 list no article fee in DOAJ.
| Fully open access journal | Impact factor* | APC |
|---|---|---|
| ACS Central Science | 9.05 | None listed |
| JACS Au | 8.21 | US$3,500 |
| ACS Materials Au | 8.00 | US$3,500 |
| Precision Chemistry | 5.87 | None listed |
| ACS Environmental Au | 5.56 | US$3,500 |
| ACS Engineering Au | 5.08 | US$3,500 |
| ACS Omega | 4.96 | US$1,935 |
| ACS Polymers Au | 4.92 | US$3,500 |
| Environment & Health | 4.55 | US$3,500 |
| ACS Organic & Inorganic Au | 4.47 | US$3,500 |
| ACS Measurement Science Au | 4.12 | US$3,500 |
| ACS Physical Chemistry Au | 3.75 | US$3,500 |
The 12 fully open access journals with the highest impact factor*. APC from DOAJ; the journal's own page states the current fee.
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Frequently asked questions
Is American Chemical Society Scopus indexed?
Scopus indexes journals one by one, not publishers. Of the 97 American Chemical Society journals in our data, 94 (97%) are in the Scopus list. Check the exact journal in the table, and confirm on the Scopus source list before you submit.
Are American Chemical Society journals in Web of Science (SCIE)?
62 of its 97 journals are in the Science, Social Sciences or Arts & Humanities Citation Index (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI) and 23 in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Only journals in SCIE, SSCI or AHCI get an official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate.
Which American Chemical Society journal has the highest impact factor?
By the impact factor* calculated from OpenAlex open data, Chemical Reviews is the highest, at 57.9. This is not the official Clarivate value; check Journal Citation Reports for that.
Does American Chemical Society have open access journals?
15 of its journals are fully open access and listed in DOAJ; those with an article fee charge a median of about US$3,500, and 3 list no article fee. Many of its other journals are hybrid: publishing is free unless you choose open access for your article.
Can I get an APC waiver from American Chemical Society?
American Chemical Society's waiver and discount rules, and whether your author team qualifies, are on its APC waiver page; the free checker tests the countries of all your authors.
Other publishers
Elsevier 3,748Taylor & Francis 2,968Springer Nature 2,774Wiley 1,960SAGE Publishing 1,230De Gruyter 557Oxford University Press 494Cambridge University Press 463Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott) 382Emerald Publishing 380IEEE 333BioMed Central (BMC) 332MDPI 286Brill 286Inderscience 256Hindawi 246Medknow 216Bentham Science 190Pleiades Publishing 182Karger 174
Source and method. Journals and their publisher, impact factor*, open access status and APC come from OpenAlex open data and DOAJ (journal_metrics.csv, updated 2026-10-17); only journals in at least one of the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI or Scopus lists are counted. Imprints and spelling variants of the same publisher are combined. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with American Chemical Society.