Journal profile · Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
ISSN 0887-6703 · Advanstar Communications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1986
Spectroscopy: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.31; subscription journal; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Spectroscopy is published by Advanstar Communications 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 Analytical chemistry methods development, together about 49.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Spectroscopy welcomes manuscripts that describe techniques and applications of all forms of spectroscopy and that are of immediate interest to users in industry, academia, and government.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Spectroscopy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry21.5%
- Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology17.4%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry10.4%
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaEngineering5%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering4.3%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.6%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.6%
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 | Spectroscopy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 4 |
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 | 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
- 1.31LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 65 | 4 | 62 |
| 2024 | 55 | 6 | 129 |
| 2023 | 77 | 14 | 345 |
| 2022 | 80 | 16 | 589 |
| 2021 | 24 | 4 | 385 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review When Political Appointees Outrank Peer Review
How a New Office of Management and Budget Rule Could Reshape Spectroscopy and Scientific Research Funding
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Advanstar Communications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0887-6703
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Spectroscopy
What CAS zone is Spectroscopy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Spectroscopy is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Spectroscopy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Spectroscopy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.31; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Spectroscopy?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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 Spectroscopy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Spectroscopy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Spectroscopy open access, and what is the APC?
Spectroscopy is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .