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Journal of AOAC International

AOAC International · United States · Est. 1884

ISSN1060-3271eISSN1944-7922

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.363

H-Indexi

124

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.694

Total Worksi

8,099

Total Citationsi

143,831

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL provides the latest information in basic and applied research in analytical sciences related to foods, drugs, agriculture, the environment, and more. The Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL is published six times yearly, presenting fully refereed manuscripts of original research on new analytical methods for chemical and microbiological analysis in various topic areas related to foods, drugs, agriculture, and environment. The Journal publishes investigations of food safety (chemical and microbiological) issues, but not results from routine analysis or surveys. The Journal also publishes reviews, symposium presentations, invited special sections that focus on methodology, nutritional, health and safety, and regulatory aspects of chemical contaminants in food and environment and major and minor components of food. In addition to the specific scope under each topic area, papers can also include information on statistical and chemometric analysis, when and where applicable, to evaluate method performance parameters and to extend the possibilities of analytical techniques or provide re-interpretation of previously published data.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1884

Frequencysix times yearly

StatusActive

Total Publications8,099

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewfully refereed

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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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AOAC International

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1060-3271 / 1944-7922

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

fully refereed

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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

276

3.8k

2019

218

2.2k

2020

178

1.4k

2021

156

1.3k

2022

136

770

2023

100

293

2024

112

149

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Analytical ChemistryQ3

Environmental ChemistryQ3

Food ScienceQ3

PharmacologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AnalyticalFood Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyAgronomy and Crop ScienceAnalytical ChemistryFood ScienceEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyAnalytical chemistry methods developmentAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of AOAC International

Is Journal of AOAC International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of AOAC International: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of AOAC International?

Journal of AOAC International 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 1.38.

Is Journal of AOAC International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of AOAC International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.