Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Springer New York · United States
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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.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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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flags on record for Accreditation and Quality Assurance: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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.
What is the aims and scope of Accreditation and Quality Assurance?
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, a
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