Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry continues to be a dependable resource for both the expert and the student by providing in-depth, scholarly, insightful reviews of important topics within the discipline of analytical chemistry and related measurement sciences. The journal exclusively publishes review articles that illuminate the underlying science, that evaluate the field's status by putting recent developments into proper perspective and context, and that speculate on possible future developments. A limited number of articles are of a "tutorial" format written by experts for scientists seeking introduction or clarification in a new area.
This journal serves as a forum for linking various underlying components in broad and interdisciplinary means, while maintaining balance between applied and fundamental research. Topics we are interested in receiving reviews on are the following:
chemical analysis
instrumentation
chemometrics
analytical biochemistry
medicinal analysis
forensics
environmental sciences
applied physics
and material science
The journal has limited space for single-target pharmaceutical analysis papers. Authors wishing an editorial opinion on the appropriateness of the proposed review topic, the perspective that will be taken, and/or the manuscript’s length are encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief, Stephen E. Bialkowski. There is no requirement to do this, but early communication can facilitate the review process as soon as the manuscript is formally submitted.
Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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Journal metrics
Usage
181K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
4.2 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
5.6 (2023) 5 year IF
12.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.260 (2023) SNIP
0.797 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
9 days avg. from submission to first
decision
31 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
15 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
30% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Stephen E. Bialkowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University Logan, Utah
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Purnendu K. Dasgupta, Ph.D. – University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas Jean-François Focant, Ph.D – Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium Mladen Franko, Ph.D – University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia Peter de B. Harrington, Ph.D – Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Joel M. Harris, Ph.D – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Ana Carolina Kogawa, Ph.D – Federal University of Goiás, Goiás, Brazil Johna Leddy, Ph.D – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Sibel A. Ozkan, Ph.D – Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey Francisco Pena-Pereira, Ph.D – University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Herida Regina Nunes Salgado, Ph.D – University of São Paulo State, São Paulo, Brazil Gregory M. Swain, Ph.D – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Robert E. Synovec, Ph.D – University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Charlotta Turner, Ph.D – Lund University, Lund, Sweden Chuanlai Xu, Ph.D – JiangNan University, China
Abstracting and indexing
Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry is indexed in:
• Chemical Abstracts Service Chemical Abstracts Online • EBSCOhost (various) • Elsevier BV Chimica Compendex FLUIDEX GEOBASE Scopus • Genamics JournalSeek • National Library of Medicine PubMed Central (PMC) • OCLC ArticleFirst Electronic Collections Online • Ovid GeoRef • ProQuest (various) • Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Abstracts Online • Clarivate Analytics Current Contents Science Citation Index Expanded Web of Science • U.S. National Library of Medicine MEDLINE
Open access
Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
(1989 - current)
Formerly known as
C R C Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
(1970 - 1989)
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