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Status
Active
Coverage
1996–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
16.6
SJR · SCImago
1.509
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
112
Best quartile
Q1 · 93rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry (all) | 28 / 402 | 93rd | Q1 |
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Chinese Chemical Letters
Chinese Chemical Letters is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 16.6), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 1001-8417Verify ISSN ↗1878-5964Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
16.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
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Quick answers
Is Chinese Chemical Letters indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 16.6.
What quartile is Chinese Chemical Letters in Scopus?
Chinese Chemical Letters is Q1 in Chemistry (all) (rank 28 of 402), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Chinese Chemical Letters?
Chinese Chemical Letters 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 16.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 93rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.509, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 112.
Who publishes Chinese Chemical Letters and what is its ISSN?
Chinese Chemical Letters is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 1001-8417 and its online ISSN is 1878-5964.
Is Chinese Chemical Letters 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 Chinese Chemical Letters in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Chinese Chemical Letters open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Chinese Chemical Letters? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Chinese Chemical Letters has an h-index of 124 and a 2-year mean of 6 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 16.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #61 of 382 Scopus journals in Chemistry (all).
124
h-index
6
2-yr mean citations
7,076
i10-index
13,613
works indexed
246,135
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#61 of 382 Top 16% Chemistry (all)
Chinese Chemical Letters published 1,418 papers in 2025. 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 Chinese Chemical Letters? — latest 75 articles, 2026
In its latest 75 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (93.8%), United States (2%) and Hong Kong SAR China (1.8%). 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 Chinese Chemical Letters? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 5 retracted papers are recorded (0.4 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 5 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration93.8% of recent authorship from China
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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