Angewandte Chemie SJR and Scopus Metrics: What They Actually Mean
Angewandte Chemie still has flagship chemistry metrics, but the live question is whether your paper is broad and sharp enough for that fast editorial screen.
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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition at a glance
Key metrics to place the journal before deciding whether it fits your manuscript and career goals.
What makes this journal worth targeting
- IF 16.9 puts Angewandte Chemie - International Edition in a visible tier — citations from papers here carry real weight.
- Scope specificity matters more than impact factor for most manuscript decisions.
- Acceptance rate of ~~8% means fit determines most outcomes.
When to look elsewhere
- When your paper sits at the edge of the journal's stated scope — borderline fit rarely improves after submission.
- If timeline matters: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition takes ~~30 days to first decision. A faster-turnaround journal may suit a grant or job deadline better.
- If open access is required by your funder, verify the journal's OA agreements before submitting.
Quick answer: Angewandte Chemie still has flagship chemistry metrics. Current Scopus-based sources place it at SJR 5.55, impact score 16.71, global rank 245, and h-index 667 in 2024. That confirms real prestige-weighted chemistry authority. The hard submission question is not whether the journal remains elite. It is whether your paper is broad, concise, and mature enough for one of chemistry's fastest high-end editorial rooms.
Direct answer
If your question is whether Angewandte Chemie still sits in chemistry's top tier under Scopus metrics, the answer is yes.
Metric | Current value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
SJR | 5.55 | prestige-weighted influence remains very strong in chemistry |
Impact Score | 16.71 | citation density is still elite in current Scopus data |
Global rank | 245 | this remains a top-system chemistry journal |
h-index | 667 | the archive is exceptionally deep |
Best quartile | Q1 | the title remains firmly top-tier |
Coverage history | 1962-2025 | this is durable authority, not a short cycle spike |
That profile matters because Angewandte Chemie is not only a famous title. It is still central to the chemistry citation network.
Overview
The useful summary is that Angewandte Chemie remains a broad flagship chemistry journal, but the editorial product is unusually shaped: fast, communication-heavy, and intolerant of papers that need too much setup before their importance becomes obvious.
What changed in 2024
The 2024 picture is a strengthening year on both SJR and impact score.
- SJR moved up from 5.30 in 2023 to 5.55 in 2024
- impact score moved up from 15.74 to 16.71
- global rank improved from 260 to 245
That is useful because it shows the journal did not merely hold status. It strengthened again after a softer 2023, which reinforces that broad high-end chemistry still cites the journal heavily and from strong venues.
Ten-year SJR and Scopus trend
Year | SJR | Impact Score | Global Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 5.55 | 16.71 | 245 |
2023 | 5.30 | 15.74 | 260 |
2022 | 5.573 | 16.04 | 222 |
2021 | 5.126 | 14.90 | 252 |
2020 | 5.831 | 13.60 | 224 |
2019 | 5.438 | 12.48 | 250 |
2018 | 5.478 | 11.41 | 256 |
2017 | 6.155 | 11.66 | 209 |
2016 | 5.954 | 11.84 | 209 |
2015 | 5.888 | 11.64 | 215 |
2014 | 5.811 | 11.16 | 215 |
The trend shows a stable flagship rather than a boom-and-bust journal. Even after some movement around the margins, Angewandte Chemie in 2024 remains very close to its long-run chemistry position.
What the trend means in practice
For authors, the trend usually means:
- the journal still carries serious chemistry prestige
- editorial selectivity remains supported by real citation power
- a paper can be excellent and still be the wrong shape for this format
- the decisive issue is usually framing and breadth, not journal weakness
That last point matters. A high and stable SJR does not make the submission safer. It explains why the journal can reject aggressively and still remain central.
How Angewandte Chemie compares with realistic neighbors
Journal | 2024 SJR | What the metric profile usually signals |
|---|---|---|
JACS | 6.425 | flagship chemistry journal with heavier mechanistic and society-journal signaling |
Angewandte Chemie | 5.55 | flagship chemistry journal with a faster, communication-led screen |
Chemical Science | 4.758 | strong society-backed chemistry venue below the top two |
Nature Chemistry | 14.182 | narrower flagship with stronger prestige concentration |
This is the useful comparison. Angewandte Chemie is still in the flagship chemistry lane, but the editorial rhythm is different from JACS and very different from Nature Chemistry.
What editors are really screening for
The journal's community-facing material still describes a broad chemistry flagship with very high submission volume and a fast internal screen. ChemistryViews reports more than 25,000 submissions in 2024, more than 4,500 published articles, and an editorial process that now gets manuscripts online within about 50 days, with internal assessment by a large editorial team before external review.
In practice, that means editors are usually screening for:
- chemistry that matters beyond one narrow subfield
- a concise manuscript that does not need pages of explanation to feel important
- enough mechanistic or evidentiary support to survive fast scrutiny
- a story that feels immediately legible to broad chemistry readers
That is why the journal's high metrics and fast feel are not contradictory. The speed is built on a hard first screen.
In Our Pre-Submission Review Work on Angewandte Chemie Metric Questions
In our pre-submission review work on Angewandte Chemie metric questions, three mistakes recur.
The short-format mistake. Authors often confuse a shorter paper with an easier paper. At Angewandte Chemie, brevity increases pressure on clarity.
The local-importance mistake. Another common miss is chemistry that is excellent inside one niche but does not travel across the broader chemistry audience.
The speed-misread mistake. We also see teams interpret the journal's speed as softness. The metrics point the other way. The journal moves fast because it has enough authority to filter hard early.
That is the practical meaning of the current profile. Angewandte Chemie stays strong because it screens for broad chemistry consequence very quickly.
What these metrics mean for authors
For authors, the current profile says:
- publication here still carries real downstream chemistry prestige
- the archive is deep enough that comparison pressure is intense
- accepted papers are expected to be legible fast, not only correct eventually
- if the chemistry is broad and sharp, the upside remains major
The h-index of 667 matters because it reflects one of chemistry's deepest modern archives. A paper that lands here joins a very demanding comparison set.
Submit If / Think Twice If
Submit if:
- the paper makes sense quickly to chemists outside the immediate niche
- the main advance feels broad rather than merely technically impressive
- the evidence package is convincing within a concise format
- the submission can survive a fast editorial read without hand-holding
Think twice if:
- the argument takes too long to feel important
- the chemistry is elegant but mostly local in consequence
- one or two key mechanistic supports are still weak
- the submission logic is driven mainly by flagship branding
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What should drive the decision after the metrics check
The better question is whether the manuscript is truly an Angewandte Chemie paper in its current form.
That is why the next useful reads are:
- Angewandte Chemie acceptance rate
- Angewandte Chemie review time
- How to avoid desk rejection at Angewandte Chemie
- Angewandte Chemie journal profile
If the chemistry is broad and concise enough, the current metrics support the risk. If the paper still needs too much context to sound important, the metric profile is mostly warning you not to force the fit. An Angewandte Chemie submission readiness check is the fastest way to pressure-test that before submission.
Practical verdict
Angewandte Chemie still has flagship Scopus metrics and remains one of the clearest top-tier destinations in chemistry. The 2024 profile is strong enough that there is no real prestige ambiguity left.
For authors, the metric question is already settled. The live question is whether the chemistry is sharp enough for the journal's speed and breadth screen.
- Angewandte Chemie acceptance rate, Manusights.
Frequently asked questions
Angewandte Chemie International Edition's 2024 SJR is 5.55 on current Scopus-based metric aggregators, which keeps it near the top of broad chemistry journals.
Current Scopus-based sources place Angewandte Chemie's 2024 impact score at 16.71, with a global rank of 245 and h-index of 667.
Both remain chemistry flagships, but Angewandte Chemie combines broad chemistry prestige with a faster, communication-heavy editorial rhythm that changes the fit question for authors.
No. The real question is whether the manuscript is broad, concise, and convincing enough for Angewandte Chemie's fast editorial screen.
Sources
- 1. Angewandte Chemie International Edition metrics page, Resurchify.
- 2. Angewandte Chemie author guidelines, Wiley.
- 3. Angewandte Chemie: Connecting with International Readers and Authors, ChemistryViews.
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