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Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0949-1775eISSN1432-0517

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.24

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.733

Total Works

2,929

Total Citations

20,634

2yr Mean Citedness

1.04

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Aims & Scope

Accreditation and Quality Assurance is the leading forum for information and discussion on quality, transparency, and reliability of measurement results in chemical and biological sciences. Addresses topics such as the development and application of metrological principles and concepts such as traceability or measurement uncertainty. Covers applications of such principles and concepts in environment, nutrition, consumer protection, geology, metallurgy, pharmacy, forensics, clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, and microbiology Serves the information needs of researchers, practitioners, and decision makers. Regularly features research, practitioner's reports, reviews, and debates.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,929

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0949-1775 / 1432-0517

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ3

InstrumentationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AnalyticalInstruments & Instrumentation

Scopus Categories

InstrumentationSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationPesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyClinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlAdvanced Statistical Process MonitoringAnalytical chemistry methods development