In shortRoyal Society of Chemistry publishes 82 journals that are in Scopus or Web of Science in our data: 81 in Scopus, 45 in SCIE, SSCI or AHCI and 12 in ESCI. 14 are fully open access. Its highest impact factor* is Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications (358).
82journals
81in Scopus
45SCIE, SSCI, AHCI
12ESCI
14fully open access
$1,962median APC
Royal Society of Chemistry journals list
Sorted by impact factor*. Open a journal for its review time, funders, fee waivers, official website and guide for authors.
| # | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications | 358 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 2 | Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions | 235 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 3 | Journal of Environmental Monitoring | 93.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 4 | Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 | 80.3 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 5 | Analytical Proceedings | 62.5 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 6 | Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions | 55.7 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 7 | Chemical Society Reviews | 45.6 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 8 | Proceedings of the Analytical Division of the Chemical Society | 45.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 9 | Energy & Environmental Science | 32.0 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 10 | Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics | 32.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 11 | Journal of the Chemical Society Transactions | 29.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 12 | Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 | 28.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 13 | Journal of Materials Chemistry | 25.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 14 | Transactions of the Faraday Society | 21.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 15 | Contemporary Organic Synthesis | 17.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 16 | Quarterly Reviews Chemical Society | 14.0 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 17 | Green Chemistry | 9.52 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 18 | Chemical Science | 9.35 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, no APC listed | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 19 | Natural Product Reports | 8.94 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 20 | Journal of Materials Chemistry A | 8.74 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 21 | Materials Horizons | 8.64 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 22 | Energy Advances | 8.28 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, no APC listed | Chemistry, Physical |
| 23 | RSC Sustainability | 8.17 | ESCI, Scopus | Fully OA, no APC listed | Engineering, Chemical |
| 24 | EES Catalysis | 8.00 | ESCI, Scopus | Fully OA, no APC listed | Chemistry, Physical |
| 25 | Nanoscale Advances | 7.64 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $1,962 | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 26 | RSC Advances | 7.54 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $1,042 | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 27 | Sustainable Food Technology | 7.51 | ESCI, Scopus | Fully OA, no APC listed | Food Science & Technology |
| 28 | Industrial Chemistry and Materials | 7.33 | ESCI | Fully OA, no APC listed | Engineering, Chemical |
| 29 | Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic | 7.00 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 30 | Materials Advances | 6.60 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $1,962 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| 31 | Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers | 6.43 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear |
| 32 | Lab on a Chip | 6.31 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemical Research Methods |
| 33 | Food & Function | 6.07 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 34 | Environmental Science Nano | 6.02 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 35 | Biomaterials Science | 6.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Materials Science, Biomaterials |
| 36 | Annual Reports on Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy | 6.00 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 37 | Chemical Communications (London) | 6.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | |
| 38 | Nanoscale Horizons | 5.99 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 39 | Sensors & Diagnostics | 5.90 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, no APC listed | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 40 | Nanoscale | 5.83 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 41 | Journal of Materials Chemistry B | 5.82 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Materials Science, Biomaterials |
| 42 | Digital Discovery | 5.80 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, no APC listed | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 43 | Sustainable Energy & Fuels | 5.61 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 44 | Environmental Science Advances | 5.24 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, no APC listed | Engineering, Environmental |
| 45 | Journal of Materials Chemistry C | 5.22 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| 46 | Materials Chemistry Frontiers | 5.18 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 47 | Organic Chemistry Frontiers | 4.82 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Organic |
| 48 | RSC Medicinal Chemistry | 4.65 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 49 | Chemical Communications | 4.41 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 50 | Catalysis Science & Technology | 4.09 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 51 | Analytical Communications | 4.00 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 52 | Dalton Transactions | 3.68 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear |
| 53 | Chemistry Education Research and Practice | 3.61 | SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Education & Educational Research |
| 54 | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics | 3.60 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 55 | Polymer Chemistry | 3.56 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Polymer Science |
| 56 | The Analyst | 3.47 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 57 | Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry | 3.47 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 58 | Environmental Science Processes & Impacts | 3.37 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 59 | Faraday Discussions | 3.18 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 60 | Reaction Chemistry & Engineering | 3.03 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 61 | Soft Matter | 2.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 62 | Environmental Science Water Research & Technology | 2.91 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Engineering, Environmental |
| 63 | Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry | 2.90 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Organic |
| 64 | New Journal of Chemistry | 2.90 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 65 | Analytical Methods | 2.83 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 66 | RSC Chemical Biology | 2.66 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, APC $1,962 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 67 | Molecular Systems Design & Engineering | 2.59 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Physical |
| 68 | CrystEngComm | 2.52 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| 69 | Molecular Omics | 2.50 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 70 | Environmental Science Atmospheres | 2.22 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Fully OA, no APC listed | Environmental Sciences |
| 71 | Annual Reports Section A (Inorganic Chemistry) | 2.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear |
| 72 | MedChemComm | 2.00 | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 73 | Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry | n/a | Scopus | Hybrid / some OA | |
| 74 | Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 75 | Chemistry in Britain | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 76 | Education in chemistry | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 77 | Environmental chemistry | n/a | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Analytical |
| 78 | Molecular BioSystems | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 79 | Pesticide Outlook | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 80 | PhysChemComm | n/a | Scopus | Subscription | |
| 81 | Radiochemistry | n/a | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Subscription | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear |
| 82 | Royal Institute of Chemistry Reviews | n/a | Scopus | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR lists used on ScholarsColab. Not finding a journal? Search the journal directory.
Is Royal Society of Chemistry Scopus indexed?
Indexes such as Scopus and Web of Science list journals one by one, so a publisher is never indexed as a whole. For Royal Society of Chemistry:
| Index | Journals | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scopus | 81 | 99% |
| Web of Science: SCIE, SSCI or AHCI | 45 | 55% |
| Web of Science: ESCI | 12 | 15% |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | 53 | 65% |
| DOAJ (fully open access) | 14 | 17% |
Always confirm the journal itself on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before you submit; each journal page links to them.
Subjects Royal Society of Chemistry publishes in
Subject categories of its journals, with the number of journals in each. Choose one to filter the list above.
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary 19Materials Science, Multidisciplinary 13Chemistry, Physical 10Chemistry, Analytical 7Environmental Sciences 6Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 5Nanoscience & Nanotechnology 5Energy & Fuels 4Engineering, Chemical 4Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear 4Chemistry, Organic 3Food Science & Technology 3Green & Sustainable Science & Technology 2Chemistry, Medicinal 2Materials Science, Biomaterials 2Engineering, Environmental 2Spectroscopy 2Biochemical Research Methods 1Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications 1Physics, Applied 1Education & Educational Research 1Education, Scientific Disciplines 1Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical 1Polymer Science 1
Royal Society of Chemistry open access journals and APC
14 of its 82 journals are fully open access in DOAJ. Their article processing charges range from about US$1,042 to US$1,962, with a median of US$1,962. 10 list no article fee in DOAJ.
| Fully open access journal | Impact factor* | APC |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Science | 9.35 | None listed |
| Energy Advances | 8.28 | None listed |
| RSC Sustainability | 8.17 | None listed |
| EES Catalysis | 8.00 | None listed |
| Nanoscale Advances | 7.64 | US$1,962 |
| RSC Advances | 7.54 | US$1,042 |
| Sustainable Food Technology | 7.51 | None listed |
| Industrial Chemistry and Materials | 7.33 | None listed |
| Materials Advances | 6.60 | US$1,962 |
| Sensors & Diagnostics | 5.90 | None listed |
| Digital Discovery | 5.80 | None listed |
| Environmental Science Advances | 5.24 | None listed |
The 12 fully open access journals with the highest impact factor*. APC from DOAJ; the journal's own page states the current fee.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Royal Society of Chemistry Scopus indexed?
Scopus indexes journals one by one, not publishers. Of the 82 Royal Society of Chemistry journals in our data, 81 (99%) are in the Scopus list. Check the exact journal in the table, and confirm on the Scopus source list before you submit.
Are Royal Society of Chemistry journals in Web of Science (SCIE)?
45 of its 82 journals are in the Science, Social Sciences or Arts & Humanities Citation Index (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI) and 12 in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Only journals in SCIE, SSCI or AHCI get an official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate.
Which Royal Society of Chemistry journal has the highest impact factor?
By the impact factor* calculated from OpenAlex open data, Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications is the highest, at 358. This is not the official Clarivate value; check Journal Citation Reports for that.
Does Royal Society of Chemistry have open access journals?
14 of its journals are fully open access and listed in DOAJ; those with an article fee charge a median of about US$1,962, and 10 list no article fee. Many of its other journals are hybrid: publishing is free unless you choose open access for your article.
Can I get an APC waiver from Royal Society of Chemistry?
Royal Society of Chemistry's waiver and discount rules, and whether your author team qualifies, are on its APC waiver page; the free checker tests the countries of all your authors.
Other publishers
Elsevier 3,748Taylor & Francis 2,968Springer Nature 2,774Wiley 1,960SAGE Publishing 1,230De Gruyter 557Oxford University Press 494Cambridge University Press 463Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott) 382Emerald Publishing 380IEEE 333BioMed Central (BMC) 332MDPI 286Brill 286Inderscience 256Hindawi 246Medknow 216Bentham Science 190Pleiades Publishing 182Karger 174
Source and method. Journals and their publisher, impact factor*, open access status and APC come from OpenAlex open data and DOAJ (journal_metrics.csv, updated 2026-10-17); only journals in at least one of the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI or Scopus lists are counted. Imprints and spelling variants of the same publisher are combined. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Royal Society of Chemistry.