Chemical Engineering Journal

pISSN: 1385-8947eISSN: 1873-3212• JCR: CHEM ENG JElsevier BVSwitzerland
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2026 Impact Factor

12.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.7 (-5.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    12.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    13.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ENGINEERING, CHEMICALSCIEQ1
ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTALSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Chemical Engineering Journal current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Chemistry

Ranked #32 in Chemistry by impact factor and #32 among Q1 Chemistry journals. This context helps compare Chemical Engineering Journal against journals publishing in the same field.

#32
of 870 field journals

Chemical Engineering Journal publication trend

Published 40,634 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 12.5.

2026 vs 2025: -10,041
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Journal Details

Total Articles
73,334
H-Index
385
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$4,180 USD
Subject Areas
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringWater Science and Technology

Article Volume

2022
6,324
2023
7,168
2024
10,675
2025
13,254
2026
3,213
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