Journal of Chemical Ecology

Aims & Scope

Journal of Chemical Ecology is devoted to promoting an ecological understanding of the origin, function, and significance of natural chemicals that mediate interactions within and between organisms.

Such relationships, often adaptively important, comprise the oldest of communication systems in terrestrial and aquatic environments.

With recent advances in methodology for elucidating structures of the chemical compounds involved, a strong interdisciplinary association has developed between chemists and biologists which should accelerate understanding of these interactions in nature.

Scientific contributions, including review articles, are welcome from either members or nonmembers of the International Society of Chemical Ecology.

Manuscripts must be in English and may include original research in biological and/or chemical aspects of chemical ecology.

They may include substantive observations of interactions in nature, the elucidation of the chemical compounds involved, the mechanisms of their production and reception, and the translation of such basic information into survey and control protocols.

Sufficient biological and chemical detail should be given to substantiate conclusions and to permit results to be evaluated and reproduced.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8081

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	520

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.701

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	136

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, 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.

• Mycorrhiza-Induced Resistance and Priming of Plant Defenses

  Citation: 807

  Authors: Sabine C., Ainhoa, Juan A., Maria J.

• Sex Pheromones and Their Impact on Pest Management

  Citation: 801

  Authors: Peter, Philipp, Alan

• Higher plant terpenoids: A phytocentric overview of their ecological roles

  Citation: 651

  Authors: Jean H.

• A Role for Isothiocyanates in Plant Resistance Against the Specialist Herbivore Pieris rapae

  Citation: 560

  Authors: Anurag A., Nile S.

• Phenolics in ecological interactions: The importance of oxidation

  Citation: 559

  Authors: Heidi M.

• Plant strategies of manipulating predatorprey interactions through allelochemicals: Prospects for application in pest control

  Citation: 526

  Authors: Marcel, Maurice W., Junji, Jan, Maarten A.

• Isolation and identification of volatile kairomone that affects acarine predatorprey interactions Involvement of host plant in its production

  Citation: 505

  Authors: M., T. A., M. A., N., H., Ae.

• Volatile Mediated Interactions Between Bacteria and Fungi in the Soil

  Citation: 433

  Authors: Uta, Janine, René, Birgit

• Radial diffusion method for determining tannin in plant extracts

  Citation: 403

  Authors: Ann E.

• Microbial Volatile Emissions as Insect Semiochemicals

  Citation: 398

  Authors: Thomas Seth, Tawni L., Richard W., Jeffery K.

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