Journal profile · Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry Reviews
ISSN 0277-7037 · eISSN 1098-2787 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1982
Mass Spectrometry Reviews: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.89; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,230; median 122 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mass Spectrometry Reviews is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 2 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 51.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Spectroscopy. (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
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry29.1%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry13.5%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.2%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry8.7%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry5%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 1 |
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 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 5.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116LetPub ·
- h-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 971OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,818 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 14 | 14 |
| 2025 | 51 | 31 | 138 |
| 2024 | 53 | 35 | 425 |
| 2023 | 51 | 31 | 753 |
| 2022 | 65 | 24 | 1,667 |
| 2021 | 96 | 46 | 3,276 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 136 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (86 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 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 5,230 / EUR 4,380 / GBP 3,470 | — | — |
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0277-7037
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-2787
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mass Spectrometry Reviews
What CAS zone is Mass Spectrometry Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mass Spectrometry Reviews is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Spectroscopy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mass Spectrometry Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.89; CiteScore 21.2, h-index 172.
How long does peer review take at Mass Spectrometry Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 80–162 days); 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 Mass Spectrometry Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mass Spectrometry Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Mass Spectrometry Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Mass Spectrometry Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,230.
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: .