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Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0377-0486eISSN1097-4555

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

166

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 138d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.439

H-Indexi

156

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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5/12 · 42%

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

3.5k

2020

244

3.1k

2021

214

1.7k

2022

159

781

2023

136

430

2024

208

326

2025

100

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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?