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Chemistry World
Chemistry World is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Royal Society of Chemistry.
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ISSN 1473-7604Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Chemistry World indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2004–2022).
What is the impact factor of Chemistry World?
Chemistry World has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.102, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 10.
Who publishes Chemistry World and what is its ISSN?
Chemistry World is published by Royal Society of Chemistry. Its ISSN is 1473-7604.
Is Chemistry World in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Chemistry World open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Chemistry World for 19 years, between 2004 and 2022. Coverage ended in 2022, 4 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,440 works and 220 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2021, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2022, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Chemistry World? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Chemistry World has an h-index of 4 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Chemistry World published 1 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 181. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Chemistry World? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2022. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2022
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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