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SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS
ISSN 1000-0593 · Science Press · PEOPLES R CHINA
SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.77; subscription journal; review about 1.44444 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 530 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS is published by Science Press 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 72% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This is an academic journal sponsored by the Chinese Optical Society. The main contents it carries include the latest research achievements, the research front and progress in spectrum measurement of laser, infrared, Raman, vibration, ultraviolet, visible, emission, absorption, X-ray and fluorescence spectrum. There are such columns as papers on high-tech research, research briefing, summary and review, instrument and device, new instruments, issues for discussions, book review, and information on academic activities. It is intended for readers from various fields, such as metallurgy, geology, machinery, environmental protection, national defense, medicine, agriculture and forestry, chemical industry, and commodity control.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): SPECTROSCOPY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences24%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences24%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering24%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science4.8%
- Solid State Laser TechnologiesEngineering2.4%
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMaterials Science2.4%
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsPhysics and Astronomy2%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science1.2%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.77LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 530LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,000 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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 1.44444 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Science Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- Chinese
- ISSN
- 1000-0593
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS
What CAS zone is SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.77; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 4.
How long does peer review take at SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS?
Authors report an average review time of about 1.44444 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 SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS open access, and what is the APC?
SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS 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: .