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Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Elsevier B.V. Β· Netherlands Β· Est. 1898

ISSN1386-1425eISSN1873-3557
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.683
H-Indexi
189
SNIPi
1.033
Total Worksi
26,424
Total Citationsi
599,025
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.32
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy is an interdisciplinary journal covering basic to applied aspects of optical spectroscopy in chemistry, medicine, biology, and materials science. It publishes original scientific papers on novel experimental and/or theoretical aspects of molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, including studies in fluorescence, detection limit, analytical chemistry, and Raman spectroscopy.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary Languageβ€”
1st Year Published1898
FrequencyEighteen No. A Year, Oct. 2011-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications26,424
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 Β· 45%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1386-1425 / 1873-3557
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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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?
N/A

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
1.3k
34k
2019
1.3k
31k
2020
1.3k
27k
2021
1.3k
23k
2022
1.4k
19k
2023
1.7k
15k
2024
1.6k
6k
2025
1.1k
466
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

InstrumentationQ1
Analytical ChemistryQ2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2
SpectroscopyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Spectroscopy

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyAnalytical ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionNonlinear Optical Materials ResearchPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSpectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchProtein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence AnalysisAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors

Frequently asked questions about Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Is Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy?

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 4.32.

Is Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref