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Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Innovative research on the fundamental theory and application of spectrometric techniques.

Chair: Heidi Goenaga-Infante

Open Access: Hybrid

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The Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (JAAS) is the central journal for publishing innovative research on fundamentals, instrumentation, and methods in the determination, speciation and isotopic analysis of (trace) elements within all fields of application. This includes, but is not restricted to, the most recent progress, developments and achievements in all forms of atomic and elemental detection, isotope ratio determination, molecular analysis, plasma-based analysis and X-ray techniques.

ISSN: 1364-5544

Indexed in: Scopus, Web of Science

Journal Impact factor

3.1 (2024)

First decision time (all)

38 days

First decision time (peer reviewed)

42 days

Scope

The journal welcomes full papers, communications, technical notes, critical and tutorial review articles, editorials, and comments, in addition to the Atomic Spectrometry Updates (ASU) literature reviews that are prepared by an expert panel.

Submissions are welcome in the following areas, but note this list reflects the current scope and authors are strongly encouraged to contact the Editorial team if they believe that their work offers potentially new and emerging research relevant to the journal remit.

All contributions are judged on originality and quality of scientific content, and appropriateness of length to content of new science.

Fundamental studies in the following:

  • New and existing sources for atomic emission, absorption, fluorescence and mass spectrometry and those that provide both atomic and molecular information
  • Sample introduction techniques for solids, liquids, gases
  • Improvements in sensitivity, selectivity, precision, accuracy and/or robustness
  • Isotope ratio measurements, including techniques for improving precision and mass bias correction
  • Single channel and multichannel simultaneous detection systems
  • Chemometrics, statistics, calibration techniques and internal standardisation
  • Theoretical and numerical modelling of fundamental processes related to all of the above methodologies

Novel or improved methodologies in areas of application including, but not limited to the following:

  • Biosciences, including elemental, speciation and isotopic analysis in biological systems, immunoassays based on metal-labeled antibodies, bio-imaging, and nanoparticle toxicology
  • Geochemistry
  • Environmental science
  • Materials science, including engineered nanoparticles and quantum dots
  • Metrology, including reference materials
  • Forensic analysis
  • Food and agricultural sciences
  • Energy
  • Archaeometry


  • Molecular sources for elemental and isotopic analysis
  • Atomic sources for molecular analysis
  • Atomic and molecular techniques simultaneously used for complementary chemical information

Readership

The readership spans researchers in universities and related academic institutes, government and research organisations, industry, independent laboratories and consulting firms. The readership is cross-disciplinary and includes the following fields.

  • Atomic spectrometry
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Biomedical and clinical science
  • Pharmaceutical analysis
  • Geochemistry and environmental science
  • Toxicology
  • Materials and nanoanalysis
  • Forensics and archaeometry


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Meet the team

Heidi Goenaga-Infante

Heidi Goenaga-Infante

Chair

LGC

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Márcia Foster Mesko

Márcia Foster Mesko

Editorial board member

Universidade Federal de Pelotas

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Gerardo Gamez

Gerardo Gamez

Editorial board member

Texas Tech University

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Xiandeng Hou

Sichuan University

Bin Hu

Bin Hu

Associate Editor

Wuhan University

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Björn Meermann

BAM

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José-Luis Todolí

José-Luis Todolí

Editorial board member

University of Alicante

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Christine Vanhoof

Christine Vanhoof

Editorial board member

Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO

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Vassilia Zorba

Vassilia Zorba

Editorial board member

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Professor Frank Vanhaecke

Professor Frank Vanhaecke

Ghent University

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Maite Aramendia Marzo

University of Zaragoza

Marco Aurelio Zezzi Arruda

UNICAMP

Ramon Barnes

University Research Institute for Analytical Chemistry

Carole Bresson

French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission

José Broekaert

University of Hamburg

Ewa Bulska

University of Warsaw

David Clases

University of Graz

Marta Costas-Rodríguez

Universida de Vigo

George Donati

Wake Forest University

Fabio Duarte

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Carsten Engelhard

University of Siegen

Jörg Feldmann

University of Graz

Gabor Galbacs

University of Szeged

Marco Grotti

University of Genoa

Alexander Gundlach-Graham

Iowa State University

Detlef Günther

ETH Zürich

Wei Hang

Xiamen University

Gary Hieftje

Indiana University

Steve Hill

University of Plymouth

Takafumi Hirata

University of Tokyo

Zhaochu Hu

China University of Geosciences

Johanna Irrgeher

Montanuniversitaet Leoben

Norbert Jakubowski

BAM

Gunda Koellensperger

University of Vienna

Kerstin Leopold

University of Ulm

Lara Lobo

 University of Oviedo

Yi Lv

Sichuan University

Dmitriy Malinovskiy

LGC

Benjamin T. Manard

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

R Kenneth Marcus

Clemson University

Érico Marlon Moraes Flores

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Magdalena Matczuk

Warsaw University of Technology

Vincent Motto-Ros

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Sohail Mushtaq

University of Bristol

John Olesik

Ohio State University

Christophe Pecheyran

University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Spiros Pergantis

University of Crete

Jorge Pisonero

University of Oviedo

C. Derrick Quarles

Elemental Scientific

Steven Ray

State University of New York at Buffalo

Martín Resano

University of Zaragoza

Martin Šala

National Institute of Chemistry

Raquel Sánchez

University of Alicante

Jacob Shelley

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Patricia Smichowski

National Atomic Energy Commission

Ralph Sturgeon

National Research Council

Joanna Szpunar

CNRS EP 132

Thibaut Van Acker

Ghent University

Lu Yang

National Research Council Canada

J R Bacon

University of Strathclyde

N Barlow

Sandwell General Hospital

S Branch

Herbalife

O Butler

Health & Safety Laboratory Buxton

W R L Cairns

Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes of the Italian CNR

S Carter

INEOS

M R Cave

British Geological Survey

O Cavoura

University of West Attica

R Clough

University of Plymouth

J M Cook

British Geological Survey

A Cross

Reading Scientific Service Limited (RSSL

C M Davidson

University of Strathclyde

L Ebdon

H Evans

University of Plymouth

A Fisher

University of Plymouth

U Fittschen

Technical University of Clausthal

M Foulkes

University of Plymouth

B Gibson

Intertek Sunbury

C Harrington

SAS Trace Element Laboratory

S Hill

LGC

S J Hill

University of Plymouth

Y Madrid

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

R Mertz-Kraus

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

M Patriarca

Istituto Superiore di Sanita

J Pisonero

University of Oviedo

A Robson

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

B Russell

National Physical Laboratory

M Sargent

LGC

A Taylor

Royal Surrey County Hospital

R Taylor

University of Southampton

J F Tyson

University of Massachusetts

C Vanhoof

Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO

L Vincze

Ghent University

M White

Health & Safety Laboratory

Philippa Ross

Executive Editor

Alice Smallwood

Deputy Editor

David Lake

Development Editor

Gabriel Clarke

Development Editor

Rebecca Garton

Editorial Manager

Derya Kara-Fisher

Publishing Editor

Emma Stephen

Publishing Editor

Charlie Palmer

Publishing Editor

Tabitha Jay

Publishing Editor

Darryl Wilks

Editorial Assistant

Andrea Whiteside

Publishing Assistant

Sam Keltie

Publisher

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