Academic Journal
Q2Compounds
About Compounds
Compounds is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.494 and H-index of 14.
Coverage: 2021-2025. Research categories: Chemistry (miscellaneous) (Q2); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q3).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 3.6 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: compounds@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Dr. Luís Cunha Silva (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity; Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities; Phytochemistry and Biological Activities; Natural product bioactivities and synthesis; Metal complexes synthesis and properties; Synthesis and biological activity.
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