Journal profile · Health Professions-Medical Laboratory Technology
Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab
ISSN 2667-1468 · eISSN 2667-145X · Elsevier · Netherlands
Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.71; fully open access; APC about USD 900; median 158 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Medicine 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 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, together about 36.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Mass Spectronomy and Advances in the Clinical Lab has moved.This site is no longer open for submissions. Please submit your manuscript at www.jmsacl.org.Formerly known as Clinical Mass Spectrometry
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Medical Laboratory Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry10.6%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry9.9%
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsImmunology and Microbiology6.1%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine5.5%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine5.1%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | 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
- 3.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 75 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 207 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 514 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 534 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 501 |
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
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 3 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 164 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (40 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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 900 / EUR 820 / GBP 720 / JPY 106,180 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2667-1468
- Electronic ISSN
- 2667-145X
- Society / sponsor
- MSACL
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab
What CAS zone is Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.71; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 122–202 days); authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks. 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 and Advances in the Clinical Lab?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .