Synthesis
Last updated ISSN 0039-7881
Synthesis is published by Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) in chemistry. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Synthesis concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
- Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds
- Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
Key facts
| Publisher | Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0039-7881, 1437-210X |
| Subject area | Chemistry |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 23,280 |
| Publishing since | 1969 |
| Journal website | www.thieme-chemistry.com/thieme-chemistry/journals/i |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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