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Analyst is a Transformative Journal, and Plan S compliant
Impact factor: 3.6*
Time to first decision (all decisions): 8.0 days**
Time to first decision (peer reviewed only): 27.0 days***
Editor-in-Chief: Melanie Bailey
Indexed in MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science
Open access publishing options available
Journal scope
Analyst has been at the forefront of analytical and bioanalytical science since 1876, publishing high-quality research that offers new insights and innovative measurement solutions to core challenges in the field. We welcome submissions on a wide range of groundbreaking topics, including but not limited to:
- Biological and chemical sensors
- Biomedical analysis and diagnostics
- Electrochemistry
- High throughput screening advances, including lab automation
- Imaging techniques
- Machine learning, AI, and data processing in measurement science
- Mass spectrometry
- Microfluidics and miniaturized analysis systems
- Nanoscience applied to measurement science
- Pharmaceutical analysis
- Chemical informatics including proteomics, metabolomics, and other 'omics
- Separation science
- Spectroscopy
- Surface analysis
At Analyst, we publish both primary research and review articles, ensuring a comprehensive coverage of significant advancements in analytical measurement technology. Our broad scope spans fundamental breakthroughs and practical developments with applications across the full spectrum of the analytical sciences.
However, we do not consider submissions that focus on:
- Routine uses of established analytical techniques and methods
- Synthesis, characterization, or development of materials and synthetic approaches that do not introduce novel measurement methods or innovative applications for enhanced sensing or performance
- Applying existing methods to new targets without significant novelty
- Statistical analysis that lacks a clear analytical purpose
We invite you to join us in advancing the field of measurement science by contributing your innovative research to Analyst.
Readership
Analyst is widely read by scientists and engineers dedicated to innovating, developing, and applying cutting-edge techniques in measurement science. This includes chemists, biologists, engineers, materials scientists, and clinical/biomedical researchers, whose interests encompass fundamental, applied, and translational applications.
Analyst Emerging Investigator Lectureship Award
This Lectureship recognises early career researchers, within 10 years of their PhD, who have made a significant contribution to analytical chemistry, in their independent academic career.
You can read about eligibility, how to nominate, see deadlines and all of the award winners.
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Meet the editorial team
Find out who is on the editorial and advisory boards for the Analyst journal.
Editor-in-Chief
Melanie Bailey, University of Surrey, UK
Associate editors
Damien Arrigan, Curtin University, Australia
Ryan Bailey, University of Michigan, USA
Jaebum Choo, Chung-Ang University, South Korea
Karen Faulds, University of Strathclyde, UK
Simona Francese, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Hideaki Hisamoto, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Baohong Liu, Fudan University, China
Nicole Pamme, Stockholm University, Sweden
Hua-Zhong Yu, Reviews editor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Jun-Jie Zhu, Nanjing University, China,
Editorial board members
Susan Lunte, The University of Kansas, USA
Matthew Baker, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Paul Bohn, University of Notre Dame, USA
Claudia Conti, CNR, Italy
R Graham Cooks, Purdue University, USA
Jeffrey Dick, Purdue University, USA
Volker Deckert, University of Jena, Germany
Joshua Edel, Imperial College London, UK
Qun Fang, Zhejiang University, China
Facundo Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Roy Goodacre, University of Liverpool, UK
Duncan Graham, University of Strathclyde, UK
Stephen Holman, AstraZeneca, UK
Robert T Kennedy, University of Michigan, USA
Kagan Kerman, University of Toronto, Canada
Christine Kranz, Ulm University, Germany
Annamalai Senthil Kumar, Vellore Institute of Technology University, India
Xiujun Li, University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Lanqun Mao, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
María Marín, University of East Anglia, UK
Pavel Matousek, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
Prakash Chandra Mondal, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Wei Min, Columbia University, USA
Boris Mizaikoff, University of Ulm, Germany
Howbeer Muhamadali, University of Liverpool, UK
Takeaki Ozawa, University of Tokyo, Japan
Ashley Ross, University of Cincinnati, USA
Muhammad Shiddiky, Griffith University, Australia
Debbie Silvester, Curtin University, Australia
Steven A Soper, University of Kansas, USA
Dana Spence, Michigan State University, USA
Nick Stone, University of Exeter, UK
Evan Williams, University of California, USA
Chaoyong James Yang, Xiamen University, China
Yilun Ying, Nanjing University, China
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
Ziva Whitelock, Publishing Editor
Charlie Palmer, Publishing Editor
Tabitha Jay, Publishing Editor
Darryl Wilks, Editorial Assistant
Andrea Whiteside, Publishing Assistant
Sam Keltie, Publisher
Journal guidelines
For guidance on preparing your article please visit our Prepare your article, Resources for authors and Experimental data guidelines pages, the content of which is relevant to all of our journals. Please note the updated guidelines for electrophoretic gels and blots.
How do Analyst and Analytical Methods compare?
Analyst, 2011, 136, 429
DOI: 10.1039/c0an90013c
Open access publishing options
Analyst is a hybrid (transformative) journal and gives authors the choice of publishing their research either via the traditional subscription-based model or instead by choosing our gold open access option. Find out more about our Transformative Journals. which are Plan S compliant.
Gold open access
For authors who want to publish their article gold open access, Analyst charges an article processing charge (APC) of £3,000 (+ any applicable tax). Our APC is all-inclusive and makes your article freely available online immediately, permanently, and includes your choice of Creative Commons licence (CC BY or CC BY-NC) at no extra cost. It is not a submission charge, so you only pay if your article is accepted for publication.
Learn more about publishing open access.
Read & Publish
If your institution has a Read & Publish agreement in place with the 萝莉社, APCs for gold open access publishing in Analyst may already be covered.
Check if your institution is already part of our Read & Publish community.
Please use your official institutional email address to submit your manuscript; this helps us to identify if you are eligible for Read & Publish or other APC discounts.
Traditional subscription model
Authors can also publish in Analyst via the traditional subscription model without needing to pay an APC. Articles published via this route are available to institutions and individuals who subscribe to the journal. Our standard licence allows you to make the accepted manuscript of your article freely available after a 12-month embargo period. This is known as the green route to open access.
Subscription information
Analyst is part of RSC Gold and Analytical Science subscription packages.
Online only 2025: ISSN 1364-5528, £2,504 / $4,383
*2023 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2024)
**The median time from submission to first decision including manuscripts rejected without peer review from the previous calendar year
***The median time from submission to first decision for peer-reviewed manuscripts from the previous calendar year
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