Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL
Analytical Science Advances
ISSN 2628-5452 · John Wiley & Sons
Analytical Science Advances: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 77 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 47% (journal website); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Analytical Science Advances is published by John Wiley & Sons and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Spectroscopy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Analytical Science Advances (Anal. Sci. Adv.) covers all fundamental and applied aspects of analytical sciences - including interdisciplinary and emerging fields. The journal aims to advance and rapidly disseminates impactful analytical discoveries. Submissions are welcomed from all areas of analytical (measurement) science, including biomedical, bioanalytical, biotechnological, clinical and clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural, food, nutrition, green chemistry & sustainability, industrial, archeology, forensics, polymer, machine-learning-driven analytics and omics sciences. Anal. Sci. Adv. will also consider reviews, original research articles, and protocols that focus on key aspects of analytical science, such as sampling, sample preparation, quality assurance, design of the experiment, chemometrics, statistics and data mining, laboratory automation and miniaturization, separation sciences, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, imaging analysis, microscopy, thermal methods, micro & nanoscale systems, software solutions, trace analysis, sensors, surface analysis and diagnostics. Anal. Sci. Adv. is committed to and expects Data Sharing and Open Data Standards for reporting, storage, and exchange of analytical data by its authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.6%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry13.1%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry12.4%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry5.7%
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry5.4%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry5.2%
- Biosensors and Analytical DetectionEngineering4.4%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePMCCASPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 60Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 151,640Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 53 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 338 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 246 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 484 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 508 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 947 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 93 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (113 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 47%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 3,070 / GBP 2,660 / USD 3,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,180 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,420 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- ISSN
- 2628-5452
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Analytical Science Advances
What CAS zone is Analytical Science Advances in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Analytical Science Advances is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Analytical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Analytical Science Advances?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Analytical Science Advances?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 49–109 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 47% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Analytical Science Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Analytical Science Advances is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, PMC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Analytical Science Advances open access, and what is the APC?
Analytical Science Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .