Analytical Methods
Early applications of new analytical methods and technology demonstrating potential for societal impact.
Editor-in-Chief: B Jill Venton
Publishing model: Hybrid
Analytical Methods welcomes developments in, and early applications of, innovative analytical methods and techniques that demonstrate real-world potential for societal impact across disciplines.
Scope
We require that methods and technology reported in the journal are sufficiently innovative, robust, accurate, and compared to other available methods for the intended application. Developments with interdisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome. Systems should be proven with suitably complex and analytically challenging samples.
We encourage developments within, but not limited to, the following technologies and applications:
- global health, point-of-care and molecular diagnostics
- biosensors and bioengineering
- drug development and pharmaceutical analysis
- applied microfluidics and nanotechnology
- omics studies, such as proteomics, metabolomics or glycomics
- environmental, agricultural and food science
- neuroscience
- biochemical and clinical analysis
- forensic analysis
- industrial process and method development
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Analyst, 2011, 136, 429
DOI: 10.1039/c0an90013c
Readership
Readership is cross-disciplinary and Analytical Methods appeals to readers across academia and industry, who have an interest in the advancement of measurement science and the breadth of application of analytical and bioanalytical methodologies.
These include, but are not restricted to, analytical and environmental scientists; biochemists and biotechnologists; process and industrial scientists; biomedical and clinical scientists; forensic and heritage scientists; agriculture, food, safety and product technologists; pharmaceutical scientists and toxicologists.
Journal Impact Factor
3.0 (2025)
First decision time (all)
15 days
First decision time (peer reviewed)
32 days
Indexing
eISSN: 1759-9679
Indexed in: Web of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Scopus, PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS
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