Pure and Applied Chemistry

Aims & Scope

Pure and Applied Chemistry is the official monthly Journal of IUPAC, with responsibility for publishing works arising from those international scientific events and projects that are sponsored and undertaken by the Union.

The policy is to publish highly topical and credible works at the forefront of all aspects of pure and applied chemistry, and the attendant goal is to promote widespread acceptance of the Journal as an authoritative and indispensable holding in academic and institutional libraries.

The objectives of the Journal are: -to publish papers based upon authoritative lectures presented at IUPAC sponsored conferences, symposia and workshops. -to publish papers or collections of papers by invitation, as special topic features. -to publish IUPAC Recommendations on nomenclature, symbols and units. -to publish IUPAC Technical Reports on standardization, recommended procedures, collaborative studies, data compilations, etc.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.426

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	168

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13201

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	547

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, 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.

• Reporting physisorption data for gas/solid systems with special reference to the determination of surface area and porosity (Recommendations 1984)

  Citation: 21318

  Authors: K. S. W.

• Physisorption of gases, with special reference to the evaluation of surface area and pore size distribution (IUPAC Technical Report)

  Citation: 16673

  Authors: Matthias, Katsumi, Alexander V., James P., Francisco, Jean, Kenneth S.W.

• Measurement of cellulase activities

  Citation: 4459

  Authors: T. K.

• The exciton model in molecular spectroscopy

  Citation: 3819

  Authors: M., H. R., M.

• Recommendations for the characterization of porous solids (Technical Report)

  Citation: 3413

  Authors: J., D., C. W., D. H., J. M., N., J. D. F., K. S. W., K. K.

• Ionic liquids. Green solvents for the future

  Citation: 2487

  Authors: Martyn J., Kenneth R.

• Influence of chloride, water, and organic solvents on the physical properties of ionic liquids

  Citation: 2041

  Authors: Kenneth R., Annegret, María-José

• Harmonized guidelines for single-laboratory validation of methods of analysis (IUPAC Technical Report)

  Citation: 1942

  Authors: Michael, Stephen L. R., Roger

• Standards for photoluminescence quantum yield measurements in solution (IUPAC Technical Report)

  Citation: 1941

  Authors: Albert M.

• Photodimerization in the solid state

  Citation: 1868

  Authors: G. M. J.

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