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Journal of Spectroscopy

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN2314-4939

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.29

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.757

Total Worksi

1,211

Total Citationsi

17,319

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Spectroscopy; Analytical Chemistry; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,211

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2314-4939

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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

849

2019

484

2020

390

2021

366

2022

148

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.

Analytical ChemistryQ3

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

SpectroscopyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsSpectroscopy

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyAnalytical ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsWater Quality Monitoring and AnalysisAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyProtein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence AnalysisProtein Structure and DynamicsMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesAnalytical chemistry methods development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Spectroscopy

Is Journal of Spectroscopy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Spectroscopy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Spectroscopy?

Journal of 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 — 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 1.19.

Is Journal of Spectroscopy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Spectroscopy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Spectroscopy?