Molecules

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Molecules is the leading international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of chemistry. Molecules is published semimonthly online by MDPI. The International Society of Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids (IS3NA), the Spanish Society of Medicinal Chemistry (SEQT) and the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry (ISHC) are affiliated with Molecules and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges. The Swiss Chemical Society (SCS) is a partner of Molecules and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges.

Our aim is to provide rigorous peer review and enable rapid publication of cutting-edge research to educate and inspire the scientific community worldwide. Scientists are encouraged to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. Full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. In addition, the availability of compound samples is published and considered important information, and authors are encouraged to register or deposit their chemical samples through the international non-profit organization Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI).

Scope

Main research areas include (but are not limited to):

• Organic chemistry
• Medicinal chemistry
• Natural products
• Inorganic chemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Materials science
• Nanoscience
• Catalysis
• Chemical biology
• Analytical chemistry
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Theoretical chemistry
• Green chemistry
• Photochemistry

About Molecules

Molecules is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Analytical Chemistry (Q1); Chemistry (miscellaneous) (Q1); Organic Chemistry (Q1); Pharmaceutical Science (Q1); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (Q1); Drug Discovery (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Molecular Medicine (Q2). It is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). The overall rank of Molecules is 6055. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.865. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 261. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Molecules journal is 14203049. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Molecules is cited by a total of 131009 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Molecules Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Molecules is 4.98, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Molecules IF is increased by a factor of 0.52 and approximate percentage change is 11.66% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Molecules Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Molecules is 4.98. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

Molecules h-index

 

Molecules has an h-index of 261. It means 261 articles of this journal have more than 261 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Molecules ISSN

The ISSN of Molecules is 14203049. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Molecules Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Molecules is 6055. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.865. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Molecules by Year

Ranking of Molecules by Year

Molecules Publisher

Molecules is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). It's publishing house is located in Switzerland. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1996-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Publication Fees

The highest fee charged by this journal is 2000 CHF as publication fees (article processing charges or APCs).

There is no waiver policy for these charges.

Review Speed

Expect on average 11 weeks from submission to publication in this Journal.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Molecules is Molecules. This abbreviation ('Molecules') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Molecules

If your research field is/are related to Analytical Chemistry (Q1); Chemistry (miscellaneous) (Q1); Organic Chemistry (Q1); Pharmaceutical Science (Q1); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (Q1); Drug Discovery (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Molecular Medicine (Q2), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/
• Molecules Official Website
• Molecules Wikipedia