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About JMSACL

Journal information

  • Launch Date: November 2016 as Clinical Mass Spectrometry. January 2021 as JMSACL.
  • Peer Review Model: Single-blind. Authors cannot see reviewers, but reviewers can see authors.
  • Publication Model: Published online only as a continuous annual volume throughout the calendar year. Articles are made available as soon as they are ready. Special thematic collections are continuously coordinated and populated.
  • Licensing:  All papers published in JMSACL are licensed under the Creative Commons open access license CC BY.
  • Publishing Formats: The journal publishes articles online as HTML and PDF.
  • Types of Papers
    • Orignal Research
    • Full and Mini-Reviews
    • Short Reports (e.g., short original research, protocols, application notes, practical training, developed poster presentations)
    • Case Studies
    • Editorials
    • Inspirational Profiles
  • Indexed in:
    • Current Contents - Clinical Medicine
    • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
    • Embase
    • Essential Science Indicators<
    • Google Scholar
    • PubMed Central (PMC)
    • Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
    • SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
    • Scopus
    • SNIP
  • Digital Archive: PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Unique Article Identifiers: Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
  • Author Guide and Information: See Guide for Authors.

Journal Insights

  • Impact Factor: 3.1 (2023)
  • CiteScore: 4.3 (2023)

Journal Statistics

  • Acceptance Rate:  ~25% (trailing 12 months)
  • Submission to Publication: 140 days (average)

Submission fee

  • $0 for all submissions.

Publication fee

  • $0 for MSACL members (first or corresponding author only).
  • $2200 for non-members.
  • Annual Memberships are not pro-rated.
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