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Mass Spectrometry

Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan · Japan · Est. 1966

ISSN2186-5116

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ PubMed/MEDLINE56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.301

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.385

Total Worksi

602

Total Citationsi

4,074

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Mass Spectrometry publishes articles across a broad range of topics in fundamental and applied mass spectrometry. Fundamental topics include instrumental principles, design, development and demonstration, mechanisms of ionization, energetics and chemical structures of gas-phase ions, theories of ion fragmentation, cluster ions, and potential energy surfaces. Applied topics include analysis of compounds or substances of biological, chemical, geological and physical interest. Well-established technologies used in new compounds or simple optimization studies are not usually considered.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Frequencycontinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications602

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2186-5116

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

349

2019

162

2020

2021

2022

101

2023

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

InstrumentationQ3

SpectroscopyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesAnalytical chemistry methods developmentIon-surface interactions and analysisAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesIsotope Analysis in EcologyMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Frequently asked questions about Mass Spectrometry

Is Mass Spectrometry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mass Spectrometry: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Mass Spectrometry?

Mass Spectrometry is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.301.

Is Mass Spectrometry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mass Spectrometry is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Mass Spectrometry?

How much does it cost to publish in Mass Spectrometry?

Mass Spectrometry is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.