Journal profile · Chemistry-Analytical Chemistry

Journal of Spectral Imaging

ISSN 2040-4565 · IM Publications Open LLP · United Kingdom

Journal of Spectral Imaging: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value

CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartileQ3Analytical Chemistry · rank 107/160 · 33rd percentile

Review timeabout 22 weeksCommunity average

APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)

Acceptance—No reports yet

Articles per year02025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Journal of Spectral Imaging is published by IM Publications Open LLP. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Remote-Sensing Image Classification and Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques, together about 58% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-Analytical Chemistry

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry29.2%
Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering19.2%
Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesMedicine9.6%
Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.8%
Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities5.2%
Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science3.2%
Advanced Image Fusion TechniquesEngineering2%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

Subject	Quartile	Rank	Percentile
Analytical Chemistry	Q3	107/160	33rd
Spectroscopy	Q3	57/79	28th

Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub

Database indexing

ScopusDOAJLetPub

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

CiteScore 2026-06: 2.9LetPub · 2026-11-01
SJR 2026-06: 0.18LetPub · 2026-11-01
SNIP 2026-06: 0.48LetPub · 2026-11-01
h-index: 14OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
i10-index: 30OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
2-year mean citedness: 0OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
Share of gold OA articles: 0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 96 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	0	0	57
2025	0	0	109
2024	0	0	115
2023	2	2	150
2022	11	11	120
2021	6	6	111

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 22 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported): about 22 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01
Peer review: Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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

Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ

Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.

Source	APC	Fee waiver	License	Observed
DOAJ	No APC	No	CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND	2026-11-01
LetPub	No APC	No	—	2026-11-01

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: IM Publications Open LLP
Country or region: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISSN: 2040-4565
Official links: Journal homepage ↗LetPub
Author guidelines ↗LetPub
Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
APC information ↗DOAJ
Open access statement ↗DOAJ
License & copyright ↗DOAJ
Peer review process ↗LetPub
Editorial board ↗LetPub
Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Spectral Imaging

How long does peer review take at Journal of Spectral Imaging?

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 Spectral Imaging?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Spectral Imaging is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Journal of Spectral Imaging open access, and what is the APC?

Journal of Spectral Imaging is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: 2026-11-01.