About this journal

Aims and scope

The Journal of Sulfur Chemistry is an international journal for the dissemination of scientific results in the rapidly expanding realm of sulfur chemistry. The journal publishes high quality reviews, full papers and communications in the following areas: organic and inorganic chemistry, industrial chemistry, materials and polymer chemistry, biological chemistry and interdisciplinary studies directly related to sulfur science.

Papers outlining theoretical, physical, mechanistic or synthetic studies pertaining to sulfur chemistry are welcome. Hence the target audience is made up of academic and industrial chemists with peripheral or focused interests in sulfur chemistry. Manuscripts that truly define the aims of the journal include, but are not limited to, those that offer: a) innovative use of sulfur reagents; b) new synthetic approaches to sulfur-containing biomolecules, materials or organic and organometallic compounds; c) theoretical and physical studies that facilitate the understanding of sulfur structure, bonding or reactivity; d) catalytic, selective, synthetically useful or noteworthy transformations of sulfur containing molecules; e) industrial applications of sulfur chemistry; f) unique sulfur atom or molecule involvement in interfacial phenomena; g) descriptions of solid phase or combinatorial methods involving sulfur containing substrates. Submissions pertaining to related atoms such as selenium and tellurium are also welcome. Articles offering routine heterocycle formation through established reactions of sulfur containing substrates are outside the scope of the journal.

The distinguished international Editorial Board will oversee the scientific direction of the journal and will ensure a strict refereeing process so that only high quality submissions are accepted for publication.

Peer Review Policy

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. 

Publishing Ethics

The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here:

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Journal metrics

Usage

  • 37K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 1.7 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 4.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.641 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.315 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 43 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 61 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 10 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 34% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor:
Alan Aitken - St Andrews, School of Chemistry, UK

Editorial Board:
Carsten Bolm - RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen - University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Antonella Capperucci - Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Jean-Philippe Chauvin - Arkema Inc, USA
Mauricio F. Erben - National University of La Plata, Argentina
Kent S. Gates - University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
Kei Goto - Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Richard Grainger - University of Birmingham, UK
Akihiko Ishii - Saitama University, Japan
Xuefeng Jiang - East Normal University, China
Osvaldo Lanzalunga - Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy
Grzegorz Mloston - University of Lodz, Poland
Valentine Nenajdenko - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Turan Ozturk - Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Andrea Pace - Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
Stéphane Perrio - ENSICAEN–Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen, France
Adrian Schwan - University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Qadir Timerghazin - Marquette University, USA
Norihiro Tokitoh - Kyoto University, Japan
Boris A. Trofimov - A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Russia
Wolfgang Weigand - Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
Jie Wu - Taizhou University, China
Ming Xian - Brown University, USA

Abstracting and indexing

Journal of Sulfur Chemistry is currently abstracted/indexed in:

  • Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
  • Chemical Abstracts Services
  • Chimica
  • Current Contents - Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
  • EI Compendex
  • Google Scholar
  • Microsoft Academic
  • Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  • Scopus

Open access

Journal of Sulfur Chemistry is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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