Journal of Chemical Education

pISSN: 0021-9584eISSN: 1938-1328• JCR: J CHEM EDUCAmerican Chemical SocietyUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

3.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+3.5%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.9

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ2
EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINESSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Journal of Chemical Education current release and JCR quartile

Journal of Chemical Education's newest impact factor is 3.0, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Chemistry

Ranked #372 in Chemistry by impact factor and #208 among Q1 Chemistry journals. This context helps compare Journal of Chemical Education against journals publishing in the same field.

#372
of 870 field journals

Journal of Chemical Education publication trend

Published 2,731 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.0.

2026 vs 2025: -497
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Journal Details

Total Articles
54,837
H-Index
198
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryEnvironmental ChemistryOrganic Chemistry

Article Volume

2022
535
2023
616
2024
703
2025
687
2026
190
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