Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry

ISSN 1687-8760 · eISSN 1687-8779 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.66; fully open access; APC about USD 1,790; median 156 days to acceptance (64 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor2.66Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Chemistry2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Chemistry
Review time156 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 64 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APCUSD 1,790Fully open access
Acceptance23%From the journal's website
Articles per year292025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Analytical chemistry methods development and Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals, together about 26.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry is an open access journal publishing research reporting new experimental results and chemical methods, especially in relation to important analytes, difficult matrices, and topical samples.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry11.2%
  2. Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry8.1%
  3. Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry7.4%
  4. Applied Advanced TechnologiesEngineering6%
  5. Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering5.5%
  6. Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsEngineering5.3%
  7. Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyMedicine5.1%
  8. Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorChemistryZone 4
MinorChemistry, AnalyticalZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorChemistryZone 3
MinorChemistry, AnalyticalZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorChemistryZone 4
MinorChemistry, AnalyticalZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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
2.66LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
2.8Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
5.3LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
5.3Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.5LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.84LetPub ·
h-index
9LetPub ·
h-index
48OpenAlex ·
i10-index
382OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
2.31OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
3.6%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
27LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 866 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026404040
2025292943
20243535157
2023101101560
2022127127903
20215959700

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

156 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 271 days

Acceptance to online
median 28 days (64 articles)
Submission to online
median 198 days
Sample
64 articles with submission and acceptance dates (64 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

Average review time (community reports)
about 19 weeksLetPub ·
Acceptance rate (publisher)
23%Publisher website ·
Submission to first decision
35 daysPublisher website ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 19 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).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJUSD 1,790 / GBP 1,200 / EUR 1,550YesCC BY
OpenAlexUSD 1,630 / EUR 1,410 / GBP 1,200——
LetPubUSD 1,500Yes—

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Submission

Article types and submission policies (journal website)

What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
≤ 300 words
Reference style
Chicago
First submission
Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted8
  1. correctionCorrection Open access Correction to “Development and Validation of a Green Analytical Method for Calcium Determination in Pharmaceuticals Using Curcumin: A Sus…Length not stated
  2. original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  3. research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  4. research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
  5. reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  6. review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  7. reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
  8. systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Authorship Title and authorship information

The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest

Max three manuscripts under review per author at any time. Model summary

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Data availability Data availability

Data availability statement required with submission. Model summary

Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright and permissions

Authors retain copyright; open access articles under CC BY. Model summary

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access

Open access journal Model summary

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry is an open access journal

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer review

Single-anonymized peer review model for applicable article types. Model summary

The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Plagiarism

iThenticate CrossCheck used for plagiarism detection. Model summary

This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Preprints Preprints

Preprint articles accepted; not considered a compromise of novelty. Model summary

The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines

Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…

Source ↗Publisher website ·

Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Country or region
USA
Language
English
ISSN
1687-8760
Electronic ISSN
1687-8779
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Analytical Chemistry

What CAS zone is International Journal of Analytical Chemistry in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Analytical Chemistry is in Zone 4 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 International Journal of Analytical Chemistry?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.66; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 48.

How long does peer review take at International Journal of Analytical Chemistry?

Based on the dates recorded on 64 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 156 days (interquartile range 102–271 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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.

What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Analytical Chemistry?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.

Which databases index International Journal of Analytical Chemistry?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Analytical Chemistry is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is International Journal of Analytical Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,790.

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: .