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Applied Spectroscopy Reviews

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States

ISSN0570-4928eISSN1520-569X

SJR Q1✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.946

H-Indexi

105

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.348

Total Worksi

1,064

Total Citationsi

51,500

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Applied Spectroscopy Reviews serves as a platform for research and reviews in spectroscopic techniques and their applications. The journal covers theoretical aspects of spectroscopy and its practical implementations.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency10 Issues A Year, 2015-

StatusActive

Total Publications1,064

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0570-4928 / 1520-569X

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.9k

2019

1.7k

2020

1.3k

2021

642

2022

569

2023

455

2024

157

2025

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.

InstrumentationQ1

SpectroscopyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Instruments & InstrumentationSpectroscopy

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchAnalytical chemistry methods developmentMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Applied Spectroscopy Reviews

Is Applied Spectroscopy Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Spectroscopy Reviews: 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 Applied Spectroscopy Reviews?

Applied Spectroscopy Reviews 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 5.71.

Is Applied Spectroscopy Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Spectroscopy Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.