Journal of AOAC International

Journal of AOAC International is published by AOAC International and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Analytical chemistry methods development, together about 33.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL is published six times yearly, presenting fully refereed manuscripts of original research on new analytical methods for chemical and microbiological analysis in various topic areas related to foods, drugs, agriculture, and environment. The Journal publishes investigations of food safety (chemical and microbiological) issues, but not results from routine analysis or surveys. The Journal also publishes reviews, symposium presentations, invited special sections that focus on methodology, nutritional, health and safety, and regulatory aspects of chemical contaminants in food and environment and major and minor components of food. In addition to the specific scope under each topic area, papers can also include information on statistical and chemometric analysis, when and where applicable, to evaluate method performance parameters and to extend the possibilities of analytical techniques or provide re-interpretation of previously published data. To view a full description of the topic areas, visit the Journal website on the Oxford Academic platform. The Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL has compiled a Special Collection under the category of Food Chemical Contaminants. The wide array of papers contributes to the overarching goal of ensuring food safety and protecting public health. This section offers insight into the latest methods and technologies in analytical chemistry, with a particular focus on food safety and quality control. Read more

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical

Editor-in-chief Xu-Liang CaoPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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

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Impact

Impact factor

1.78LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

4.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.36LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.72LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

79LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

123OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

3,564OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.94OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

5.6%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

17.56%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

112LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 3 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

95%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

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

Publisher

AOAC International

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Bimonthly

Founded

1992

ISSN

1060-3271

Electronic ISSN

1944-7922

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub