Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
ISSN 1044-0305 · eISSN 1879-1123 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1990
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.87; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 74 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 341 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry is published by American Chemical Society 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 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, together about 58% of its articles. Its main subfields are Spectroscopy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry covers mass spectrometry research and scientific inquiry in which mass spectrometry plays a role.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry34.5%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry15%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry8.5%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- Ion-surface interactions and analysisEngineering5.9%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry4.9%
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsEngineering2.8%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering2.5%
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 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
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 | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | 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
- 2.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118LetPub ·
- h-index
- 165OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,318OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 292LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,862 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 274 | 121 | 54 |
| 2025 | 341 | 160 | 777 |
| 2024 | 391 | 187 | 2,066 |
| 2023 | 354 | 176 | 3,221 |
| 2022 | 282 | 114 | 3,002 |
| 2021 | 304 | 128 | 5,233 |
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
74 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (2 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 92 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (636 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)
- 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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1044-0305
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-1123
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Spectroscopy / Biochemical Research Methods / Chemistry, Analytical / Chemistry, Physical. 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 the American Society for Mass Spectrometry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.87; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 165.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 74 days (interquartile range 59–100 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; 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 the American Society for Mass Spectrometry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
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: .