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Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0949-1775eISSN1432-0517

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 61d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.204

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.733

Total Worksi

2,929

Total Citationsi

20,634

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,929

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

359

2019

283

2020

181

2021

190

2022

124

2023

146

2024

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ3

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q4

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

Frequently asked questions about Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Is Accreditation and Quality Assurance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Accreditation and Quality Assurance: 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 Accreditation and Quality Assurance?

Accreditation and Quality Assurance 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 1.04.

Is Accreditation and Quality Assurance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Accreditation and Quality Assurance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.