Journal profile · Spectroscopy
Journal of Magnetic Resonance
ISSN 1090-7807 · eISSN 1096-0856 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1997
Journal of Magnetic Resonance: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.15; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 90 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 63%); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Magnetic Resonance is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications, NMR spectroscopy and applications and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, together about 53.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JMR (Journal of Magnetic Resonance) presents original technical and scientific papers in all aspects of magnetic resonance, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) of solids and liquids, electron spin/paramagnetic resonance (EPR), in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS), nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) and magnetic resonance phenomena at nearly zero fields or in combination with optics. JMR's main aims include deepening the physical principles underlying all these spectroscopies, publishing significant theoretical and experimental results leading to spectral and spatial progress in these areas, and opening new MR-based applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. JMR also seeks descriptions of novel apparatuses, new experimental protocols, and new procedures of data analysis and interpretation - including computational and quantum-mechanical methods - capable of advancing MR spectroscopy and imaging.With a solid track record spanning over four decades, JMR is known for introducing high-quality, breakthrough articles. These have been seminal to the current state-of-the-art achieved by NMR, ESR, MRI and NQR, and it is a tradition we aim to preserve and enlarge. JMR spans the full range of disciplines impacted by magnetic resonance, including experts interested in magnetic resonance within the context of physics, engineering, materials sciences, chemistry, biophysics, structural biology, in vivo biochemistry, biology, preclinical analyses, and human imaging.Emphasis is placed on expanding the basic principles and techniques underlying this branch of spectroscopy, as well as on state-of-the-art applications of novel MR experiments to all the research areas of interest to our constituency. Manuscripts that only make routine use of well-established techniques or minor spectroscopic contributions, are not appropriate for JMR.Open Data: JMR encourages authors to deposit their datasets publicly available on Mendeley Data (http://data.mendeley.com). They are also welcome to submit manuscripts to the JMR's open access companion title, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Open (JMRO).JMR is an official journal of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Spectroscopy
Editor-in-chief Tatyana PolenovaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 29, United Kingdom 9, Germany 9, Japan 2, Switzerland 2 (62 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced NMR Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry22.1%
- NMR spectroscopy and applicationsPhysics and Astronomy16.7%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine14.7%
- Electron Spin Resonance StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.5%
- Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyMaterials Science6.3%
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3%
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112LetPub ·
- h-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,394OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,136 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 59 | 16 |
| 2025 | 117 | 61 | 145 |
| 2024 | 138 | 101 | 609 |
| 2023 | 175 | 87 | 1,210 |
| 2022 | 161 | 85 | 1,372 |
| 2021 | 179 | 88 | 2,190 |
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 PubMed · to
90 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 123 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 98 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (218 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 63%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 / EUR 3,270 / GBP 2,800 / JPY 434,110 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,190 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers5, by deadline
- NMR in the Pacific Realm and BeyondDeadline
- Next-Generation Magnetic Resonance Empowered by Machine Learning and AIDeadline
- Rheo-NMR and MRI: Magnetic Resonance Windows into Flow, Deformation, and Dynamics Across ScalesDeadline
- Treading his own path: tribute to Professor Alexandr Arseniev and his contributions to protein NMRDeadline
- Honouring Robert SchurkoDeadline
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- articlesThe journal will publish two types of papers, Articles and Communications. Articles may be of any lengthLength not stated
- communicationsThe journal will publish two types of papers, Articles and Communications. Articles may be of any length; however, Communications must be short, corresponding t…Length not stated
- letterThe journal will publish two types of papers, Articles and Communications. Articles may be of any length; however, Communications must be short, corresponding t…Length not stated
- regular articleThe journal will publish two types of papers, Articles and Communications. Articles may be of any length; however, Communications must be short, corresponding t…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will publish two types of papers, Articles and Communications. Articles may be of any length; however, Communications must be short, corresponding t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access options available Model summary
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1090-7807
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-0856
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Magnetic Resonance
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Magnetic Resonance
What CAS zone is Journal of Magnetic Resonance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Magnetic Resonance is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Spectroscopy / Biochemical Research Methods / Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Magnetic Resonance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.15; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 159.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Magnetic Resonance?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 90 days (interquartile range 65–123 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 63%)”. 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 Journal of Magnetic Resonance?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Magnetic Resonance based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (29), United Kingdom (9) and Germany (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Magnetic Resonance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Magnetic Resonance is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Magnetic Resonance open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Magnetic Resonance is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .