Question 1

What are the best open-access journals for Organic Chemistry?

Accepted Answer

Chemical Science, CCS Chemistry, Russian Chemical Reviews, Molecules, BMC Chemistry lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. The top 40 of 58 ranked venues are listed on this page; 4 are Scimago Q1, 9 Q2, 18 Q3, 8 Q4 and 1 has no Scimago quartile. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Organic Chemistry ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Organic Chemistry is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). 3 journals OpenAlex files under Organic Chemistry are left out because OpenAlex's main field for them and Scimago's categories both place them in another discipline. By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Organic Chemistry come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Organic Chemistry come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Organic Chemistry — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Organic Chemistry — is listed after all the others. Where cites/paper decides, a journal with fewer than 30 papers in OpenAlex over the four most recent publication years is listed after those with more: a two-year average over so few papers can rest on a single article (1 of the 58 journals ranked here is below that floor; it is among the 40 shown). Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

Question 2

Do these rankings use Journal Impact Factor (JIF)?

Accepted Answer

No. We don't compute or license Clarivate's Journal Impact Factor. These rankings use the Scimago SJR quartile (Q1–Q4) and OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window — both transparent, openly-sourced signals. For Organic Chemistry, the highest-ranked venues by this method include Chemical Science, CCS Chemistry, Russian Chemical Reviews.

Question 3

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

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Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper from the same index, with open-access status and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

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