Chem Soc Rev
The journal for high impact reviews from across the chemical sciences.
Open Access: Hybrid
Chem Soc Rev (Chemical Society Reviews) is the Royal Society of Chemistry's leading reviews journal. We publish high-impact, authoritative and reader-friendly review articles covering important topics at the forefront of the chemical sciences.
ISSN: 1460-4744
Indexed in: MEDLINE, Science Citation Index (SCI)
Journal Impact factor
39.0 (2024)
First decision time (all)
11 days
First decision time (peer reviewed)
26 days
Scope
Chem Soc Rev publishes review articles covering important topics at the forefront of the chemical sciences. Reviews should be of the very highest quality and international impact. We particularly encourage international and multidisciplinary collaborations among our authors.
Our scope covers the breadth of the chemical sciences, including interdisciplinary topics where the article has a basis in chemistry.
- Analytical chemistry
- Biomaterials chemistry
- Bioorganic/medicinal chemistry
- Catalysis
- Chemical Biology
- Coordination Chemistry
- Crystal Engineering
- Energy
- Sustainable chemistry
- Green chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Inorganic materials
- Main group chemistry
- Nanoscience Organic chemistry
- Organic materials
- Organometallics
- Physical chemistry
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Synthetic methodology
- Theoretical and computational chemistry
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Readership
Chem Soc Rev has a truly international readership, from emerging investigators to eminent scientists working in across all areas of the chemical sciences.
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