Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives (PCACD)
Peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Polish Chitin Society
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Full texts of all articles are available free of charge.
NO PUBLICATION FEES
The journal does not charge any fees for manuscript submission, peer review, or publication.
CC BY 4.0
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Editor-in-Chief Magdalena Gierszewska
Editorial Board: H. Ehrlich, S. Hudson, S. Ifuku, L. Marin, W. Pasanphan, S. Rossi, S. Senel, R. Wach
ISSN: 1896-5644 (print version)
Publisher: Polish Chitin Society
Publication frequency: one volume per year
Język publikacji: angielski
Deadline for manuscript submission to the next volume
28 February 2027
Manuscripts submitted after this date will be considered for publication in the following volume.
About journal
Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives (PCACD) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to all aspects of the preparation, modification, characterisation, enzymology and application of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives.
The journal publishes original scientific articles and review papers. Only manuscripts that have not been previously published or accepted for publication in another journal are considered for review. The language of publication is English.
Bibliometric indicators
Journal Impact Factor (2025)
0,8
5-Year Journal Impact Factor
0,7
Journal Citation Indicator (2025)
0,11
Source: Journal Citation Reports™, Clarivate
Indexing and availability
PCACD journal is indexed and registered in international scientific databases and services:
Web of Science Core Collection – ESCI
Scopus
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
EBSCO
Index Copernicus
Biblioteka Nauki
Publication identification and registration
Publication schedule
The journal is published once a year. The electronic version of each annual volume is published by 15 October, and the printed version by 30 October.
English 
Polish