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Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1898

ISSN1386-1425eISSN1873-3557

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.664

H-Index

189

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.033

Total Works

26,424

Total Citations

599,025

2yr Mean Citedness

4.32

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1898

Annual Volume~ 1,553 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications26,424

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ 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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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?

N/A

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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.

Analytical ChemistryQ2

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2

InstrumentationQ2

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