Chirality

Aims & Scope

The main aim of the journal is to publish original contributions of scientific work on the role of chirality in chemistry and biochemistry in respect to biological, chemical, materials, pharmacological, spectroscopic and physical properties.

Papers on the chemistry (physiochemical, preparative synthetic, and analytical), physics, pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, toxicology, and other biological aspects of chiral molecules will be published.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	2.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.682

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	84

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8364

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	876

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• SpecDis: Quantifying the Comparison of Calculated and Experimental Electronic Circular Dichroism Spectra

  Citation: 1281

  Authors: Torsten, Anu, Yasmin, Gerhard

• The use of X‐ray crystallography to determine absolute configuration

  Citation: 653

  Authors: H. D., G.

• ECD cotton effect approximated by the Gaussian curve and other methods

  Citation: 559

  Authors: Philip J., Nobuyuki

• Lanthanide Circularly Polarized Luminescence: Bases and Applications

  Citation: 522

  Authors: Francesco, Lorenzo

• Good Computational Practice in the Assignment of Absolute Configurations by TDDFT Calculations of ECD Spectra

  Citation: 497

  Authors: Gennaro, Torsten

• FDA'S policy statement for the development of new stereoisomeric drugs

  Citation: 472

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• Absolute configuration determination of chiral molecules in the solution state using vibrational circular dichroism

  Citation: 471

  Authors: Teresa B., Xiaolin, Rina K., Laurence A.

• Circularly Polarized Luminescence: A Review of Experimental and Theoretical Aspects

  Citation: 405

  Authors: Giovanna, Ettore, Jun, Giuseppe, Sergio

• Chemical chiral pollution: Impact on the society and science and need of the regulations in the 21^st century

  Citation: 384

  Authors: Al Arsh

• The determination of the absolute configurations of chiral molecules using vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectroscopy

  Citation: 335

  Authors: Philip J., Frank J., Jian‐Jung

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