“Pakistan Journal of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry” is upgraded in X category by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad for the year 2022-2023. As per Scopus, cite score of the Journal is 0.9 for the year 2021 and for the month of December 2022, it is raised to 1.1. Now the Journal is in highest rank of non-impact factor HEC recognized national Journals in the field of Chemistry published from Pakistan. The said Journal has been promoted from Y to X category Journals as a result of publishing the best articles of the well-known scholars hailing from developing countries and non-compromising on quality.