What are the best journals for Chemistry?

From an 88,000-venue index, the highest-ranked Chemistry journals (by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper) include Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews, Nature Catalysis, Progress in Polymer Science, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. Predatory venues are excluded. The full ranked list with open-access and indexing details is on this page; for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the free Journal Recommender.

How were these Chemistry journals ranked?

By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4), then by OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor. We exclude journals flagged as predatory.

Why don't all Chemistry journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Chemistry paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Recommender — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. No signup required.

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Best journals for Chemistry

The top Chemistry journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from an 88,000-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Finder.

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All Best open-access journals Highest-impact journals

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Chemical Reviews
43.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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Chemical Society Reviews
33.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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Nature Catalysis
22.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio
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4
Progress in Polymer Science
19.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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5
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
17.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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6
Coordination Chemistry Reviews
16.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Nature Chemistry
15.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio
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8
Accounts of Chemical Research
15.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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9
Journal of the American Chemical Society
13.5 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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10
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)
12.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
12.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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12
ACS Catalysis
11.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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13
Nature Synthesis
11.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio
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14
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
11.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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15
Chem
9.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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16
Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
9.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Peking University Press
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17
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
8.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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18
Aggregate
8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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19
Current Opinion in Chemical Biology
7.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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20
ACS Central Science
7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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21
Green Chemistry
7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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22
Natural Product Reports
6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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23
Chemical Physics Impact
6.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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24
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
6.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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25
Chemical Science
6.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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26
Russian Chemical Reviews
6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Physics
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27
Science China Chemistry
6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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28
JACS Au
6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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29
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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30
Archives of Pharmacal Research
5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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31
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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32
The Chemical Record
5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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33
Applied Spectroscopy Reviews
5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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34
CCS Chemistry
5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Chinese Chemical Society
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35
Analytical Chemistry
5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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36
Talanta
5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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37
European Polymer Journal
5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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38
Journal of Molecular Liquids
5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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39
Inorganic Chemistry Communications
5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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40
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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