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Status
Active
Coverage
1965–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.9
SJR · SCImago
0.396
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
111
Best quartile
Q2 · 70th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry (all) | 121 / 402 | 70th | Q2 |
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 5.9), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Oxford University Press.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0009-2673Verify ISSN ↗1348-0634Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEONOS
5.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,040 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1965–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 5.9.
What quartile is Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan in Scopus?
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan is Q2 in Chemistry (all) (rank 121 of 402), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan?
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 70th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.396, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 111.
How much does it cost to publish in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,040 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan and what is its ISSN?
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan is published by Oxford University Press. Its print ISSN is 0009-2673 and its online ISSN is 1348-0634.
Is Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan has an h-index of 168 and a 2-year mean of 3.59 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #116 of 382 Scopus journals in Chemistry (all).
168
h-index
3.59
2-yr mean citations
18,138
i10-index
38,655
works indexed
608,104
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,040
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#116 of 382 Top 31% Chemistry (all)
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan published 126 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 232. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Japan (77.3%), China (4.8%) and India (3.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 3 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration77.3% of recent authorship from Japan
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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