PJAEC is progressing steadily as evident from its CiteScore of 2021 as  0.9, and ranked 113 out of 134 Journals in the Environmental Chemistry category, while positioned 110 ranks out of 130 in Analytical Chemistry. CiteScore of an academic journal is a measure reflecting the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. This journal evaluation metric was launched in December 2016 by Elsevier as an alternative to the generally used JCR impact factors (calculated by Clarivate).

According to Higher Education Commission of Pakistan's policies for research journals and publications quality improvements towards transparent, rigorous and focused system, onward no self institutional submissions are accepted for publication in PJAEC. Hence, institutional authors are informed accordingly not to make future submission in PJAEC as per HEC requirement.

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan introduced new journal evalaution system named as HEC Journal Recognition System (http://www.hjrs.hec.gov.pk/). It includes journals published worldwide and ranked according the criteria as per HEC, Pakistan. These Journals will be taken as HEC recognized Journals. 

We are glad to share that Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environemntal Chemistry has find good place in this newly developed system and placed in 'Y' Category with Journal Prestige Index (JPI) value of '5'. Besides this, Journal is also placed in three most reliable databses; Master List by Web of Science, Scopus with SNIP 0.326 and ICI.

PJAEC ranked in Q-4 category on Scimago with SJR value of 0.123. It ranked 117  among analytical chemistry journals published worldwide.

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan  in its meeting of 'Experts  Committee' for evluation of Natural/ multidcipilanary Journals  held on 11-12 April 2019 has unanimously decided to upgrade Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry from 'Y' to 'X' category. Now the Journal is in highest rank of non-impact factor HEC recognized national Journals published from Pakistan. 

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings owned by Elsevier G.B. Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environemntal Chemistry is now accpted for inclusion in Scopus database.

Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry is included in Master List (Web of Science)-Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi

Higher Education Commission, Pakistan has extended the validity date of HEC Recognized National Research Journals for the purpose of faculty appointment/promotion, Selection of HEC approved supervisors and for award of Ph.D. degree upto June 30, 2018.

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