About this Journal

  • JMSACL is the official journal of the 501c3 non-profit association, MSACL.
  • Launched November 2016 as Clinical Mass Spectrometry.
  • Journal name revised on January 2021 to JMSACL.

Insights

  • Impact Factor: 3.1 (2023)
  • Cite Score: 5.0 (2024)
  • Acceptance Rate:  ~25%
  • Avgerage Time to Publish: 150 days

Publishing Model

  • All articles are published under the CC BY Open Access License.
  • Archived in PubMed Central (PMC) and CLOCKSS.
  • Unique Article Identifiers: DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
  • Published as HTML and PDF.
  • Published online as a continuous annual volume throughout the calendar year. Articles are made available as soon as they are ready to ensure that there are no unnecessary delays in making content publicly available. Special thematic collections are continuously coordinated and populated.

Peer Review Model

  • Single-blind. Authors cannot see reviewers, but reviewers can see authors.

Publishing Fees

  • $0* APC for MSACL members.
  • $2200 APC for non-members.

Types of Papers

  • Original Research,
  • Mini-Reviews
  • Reviews
  • Short Reports (e.g., short original research, protocols, application notes, developed poster presentations)
  • Case Studies
  • Editorials

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


Author Information: See [author information](https://jmsacl.scholasticahq.com/for-authors)

Sponsors and Affiliated Institutions

JMSACL's scholarship is supported by funding from MSACL