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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,020Hybrid

Organic Process Research & Development

Acronym:acs
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Abbreviation (ISO):ORG PROCESS RES DEV
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Identifier (ISSN):1083-6160(Print)/1520-586X(Online)
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Publisher:American Chemical Society
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.3↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Organic Process Research & Development

WoS Q2
23453.5820183.3320193.0220203.3220213.8620223.420233.120243.520253.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.876
#6,020

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
136

136 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate16.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
268articles/year
15.9% Gold OA•92.31% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal Organic Process Research & Development serves as a communication tool between industrial chemists and chemists working in universities and research institutes. As such, it reports original work from the broad field of industrial process chemistry but also presents academic results that are relevant, or potentially relevant, to industrial applications. Process chemistry is the science that enables the safe, environmentally benign and ultimately economical manufacturing of organic compounds that are required in larger amounts to help address the needs of society. Consequently, the Journal encompasses every aspect of organic chemistry, including all aspects of catalysis, synthetic methodology development and synthetic strategy exploration, but also includes aspects from analytical and solid-state chemistry and chemical engineering, such as work-up tools,process safety, or flow-chemistry. The goal of development and optimization of chemical reactions and processes is their transfer to a larger scale; original work describing such studies and the actual implementation on scale is highly relevant to the journal. However, studies on new developments from either industry, research institutes or academia that have not yet been demonstrated on scale, but where an industrial utility can be expected and where the study has addressed important prerequisites for a scale-up and has given confidence into the reliability and practicality of the chemistry, also serve the mission of OPR&D as a communication tool between the different contributors to the field.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry87.9%Organic chemistry67.2%Biology66.6%Biochemistry54.6%Physics53.1%Engineering48.2%Materials science44%Combinatorial chemistry40.1%Computer science38.9%Catalysis36.7%Quantum mechanics27.8%Thermodynamics24.2%Operating system23.6%Medicine23.3%Programming language22.4%Process engineering21.3%Composite material21.1%Metallurgy20.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

Q2
Rank34/77
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC

Q1
Rank13/58
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

Q2
Rank29/77
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC

Q2
Rank16/58
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.3
Articles / Year252
Total Citations73
2025
IF3.5
Articles / Year320
Total Citations769
2024
IF3.1
Articles / Year397
Total Citations2,622
2023
IF3.4
Articles / Year297
Total Citations3,149
2022
IF3.858
Articles / Year287
Total Citations3,832

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,020Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Chemistry
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.876

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.25

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,275 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,041
3-Year Documents915
Citable Documents888

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate25.4%

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
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: 16.1%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Chemistry
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CHEMISTRY, APPLIED
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 Process Research & Development (acronym: acs, abbr: ORG PROCESS RES DEV, ISSN: 1083-6160) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Chemistry, published by American Chemical Society in United States since 1997. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.876 (Q1), an H-index of 136.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 268 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,275 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
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1997
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036

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