Journal profile · Spectroscopy
Journal of Mass Spectrometry
ISSN 1076-5174 · eISSN 1096-9888 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1995
Journal of Mass Spectrometry: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,430; median 110 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from December 1994 (Volume 23, Issue 12): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mass Spectrometry is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, together about 56.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Spectroscopy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Mass Spectrometry publishes papers on a broad range of topics of interest to scientists working in both fundamental and applied areas involving the study of gaseous ions. The aim of JMS is to serve the scientific community with information provided and arranged to help senior investigators to better stay abreast of new discoveries and studies in their own field, to make them aware of events and developments in associated fields, and to provide students and newcomers the basic tools with which to learn fundamental and applied aspects of mass spectrometry.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Spectroscopy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry30.6%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry18.2%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry5.8%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry5%
- Ion-surface interactions and analysisEngineering4%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering3.5%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science2.8%
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 | Spectroscopy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| 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 | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 2 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.03LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115LetPub ·
- h-index
- 150OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,537OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116 | 73 | 31 |
| 2025 | 117 | 69 | 195 |
| 2024 | 128 | 80 | 448 |
| 2023 | 99 | 62 | 495 |
| 2022 | 91 | 28 | 410 |
| 2021 | 118 | 30 | 876 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (233 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 4,430 / EUR 3,700 / GBP 2,950 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1076-5174
- Print ISSN
- 1052-9306
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-9888
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 12 (December 1994)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mass Spectrometry
What CAS zone is Journal of Mass Spectrometry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mass Spectrometry is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Spectroscopy / Biochemical Research Methods / 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 Journal of Mass Spectrometry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.03; CiteScore 3, h-index 150.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mass Spectrometry?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 74–159 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Journal of Mass Spectrometry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mass Spectrometry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Mass Spectrometry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mass Spectrometry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,430.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .