Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
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Aims & Scope
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry is a journal whose aim is the rapid publication of original research results and ideas on all aspects of the science of gas-phase ions; it covers all the associated scientific disciplines. There is no formal limit on paper length ("rapid" is not synonymous with "brief"), but papers should be of a length that is commensurate with the importance and complexity of the results being reported. Contributions may be theoretical or practical in nature; they may deal with methods, techniques and applications, or with the interpretation of results; they may cover any area in science that depends directly on measurements made upon gaseous ions or that is associated with such measurements.
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BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS
CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL
SPECTROSCOPY
BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS
CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL
SPECTROSCOPY
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ImpaQ AnalysisRapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (acronym: rcm, abbr: RAPID COMMUN. MASS SPECTROM, ISSN: 0951-4198) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Chemistry, published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd in England since 1987. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.80, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.362 (Q3), an H-index of 155.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 251 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,805 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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