ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,859Top JournalHybrid

Organic Letters

Acronym:acs
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Abbreviation (ISO):ORG. LETT
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Identifier (ISSN):1523-7060(Print)/1523-7052(Online)
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Publisher:American Chemical Society
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.7↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Organic Letters

WoS Q1
35796.4920186.5520196.092020620216.0720225.220234.92024520254.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.007
#4,859

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
268

268 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,896articles/year
9.46% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Organic Letters invites original reports of fundamental research in all branches of the theory and practice of organic, physical organic, organometallic,medicinal, and bioorganic chemistry. Organic Letters provides rapid disclosure of the key elements of significant studies that are of interest to a large portion of the organic community. In selecting manuscripts for publication, the Editors place emphasis on the originality, quality and wide interest of the work. Authors should provide enough background information to place the new disclosure in context and to justify the rapid publication format. Back-to-back Letters will be considered. Full details should be reserved for an Article, which should appear in due course.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry99.9%Organic chemistry95.4%Biology90.2%Biochemistry87.1%Catalysis72.7%Combinatorial chemistry65.9%Stereochemistry60.3%Physics59.7%Materials science50.2%Medicinal chemistry41.5%Quantum mechanics39.2%Composite material30.3%Metallurgy27.6%Engineering23.5%Nuclear magnetic resonance22.3%Genetics20.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC

Q1
Rank5/58
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC

Q1
Rank2/58
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.7
Articles / Year2,083
Total Citations1,665
2025
IF5
Articles / Year2,607
Total Citations10,923
2024
IF4.9
Articles / Year2,128
Total Citations19,956
2023
IF5.2
Articles / Year1,874
Total Citations26,884
2022
IF6.072
Articles / Year1,824
Total Citations34,061

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,859Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1999-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistry
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.007

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.53

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,516 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations24,372
3-Year Documents5,486
Citable Documents5,469

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate34.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Organic ChemistryQ1
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1
BiochemistryQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Chemistry
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Organic Letters (acronym: acs, abbr: ORG. LETT, ISSN: 1523-7060) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Chemistry, published by American Chemical Society in United States since 1999. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.007 (Q1), an H-index of 268.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Biweekly, an annual output of approximately 1,896 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,516 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Biweekly
Founding Year
1999
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28