Journal profile · Spectroscopy
Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy
ISSN 0967-0335 · eISSN 1751-6552 · SAGE Publications Inc. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1993
Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.81; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy is published by SAGE Publications 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 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, together about 57.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Spectroscopy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry34.5%
- Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.4%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering7.5%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering3.4%
- Wood and Agarwood ResearchChemistry2.2%
- Soil Geostatistics and MappingEnvironmental Science2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | 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
- 1.81LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 793OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 18 | 7 | 18 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6 | 90 |
| 2023 | 25 | 10 | 151 |
| 2022 | 38 | 9 | 394 |
| 2021 | 30 | 5 | 268 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0967-0335
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-6552
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy
What CAS zone is Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Spectroscopy. 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 Near Infrared Spectroscopy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.81; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Near Infrared Spectroscopy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .