American Chemical Society · ISSN 0002-7863 · 1520-5126 · 1943-2984
JACS impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 17.73 citations per paper for JACS, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 17.73Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 898Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 4,856222,542 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $4,500Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works JACS published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What JACS publishes.
Mostly Organic Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, within Chemistry.
- Chemical Reaction Mechanisms
- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
- Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACS | 17.73 | 898 | Subscription |
| Angew Chem | 16.12 | 733 | Subscription |
About JACS.
Comment 1What is the JACS impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 17.73 citations per paper for JACS, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is JACS open access?
JACS is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does JACS publish a year?
OpenAlex records 4,856 works in 2025, and 222,542 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.