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Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0377-0486eISSN1097-4555

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.439

H-Indexi

156

SNIPi

0.777

Total Worksi

9,495

Total Citationsi

226,828

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Spectroscopy; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <Feb. 1989->

StatusActive

Total Publications9,495

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0377-0486 / 1097-4555

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

276

4.9k

2019

259

3.6k

2020

244

3.2k

2021

214

1.8k

2022

159

837

2023

136

480

2024

210

409

2025

115

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

SpectroscopyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Spectroscopy

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsSpectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Is Journal of Raman Spectroscopy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Raman Spectroscopy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Raman Spectroscopy?

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.54.

Is Journal of Raman Spectroscopy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Raman Spectroscopy?