Analytical Chemistry Journals

ACS's flagship analytical chemistry journal, publishing original research on new analytical methods, measurement science, instrumentation, and sensors across all areas of chemical and biochemical analysis. Covers fundamental analytical concepts, novel detection technologies, mass spectrometry innovations, single-molecule sensing, omics analytical platforms, and emerging analytical approaches in biology and medicine.

A broad-scope analytical chemistry journal covering novel analytical methodologies and their applications. Topics include electroanalytical chemistry, spectroscopy, chromatography, sample preparation, chemometrics, biosensors, nanomaterial-based sensors, and microfluidic analytical systems, with applications spanning environmental, food, pharmaceutical, clinical, and forensic fields.

A comprehensive analytical chemistry journal covering new methods and instrumentation for chemical analysis across all application areas. Topics include electroanalytical chemistry, spectroscopic methods, chromatographic separations, sample preparation, chemometrics, biosensors, microfluidics, nanomaterial-based sensors, and analytical methods for environmental, food, clinical, and forensic applications.

A rapid communication ACS journal for preliminary accounts of original research in all areas of organic chemistry. Covers synthetic organic methodology, total synthesis of natural products, reaction mechanism, asymmetric synthesis, organocatalysis, transition metal catalysis, medicinal chemistry synthetic advances, and chemical biology involving organic chemistry.

The leading journal dedicated to all aspects of chromatographic separation science. Covers HPLC, GC, capillary electrophoresis, ion chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, multidimensional chromatography, column technology, mobile phase optimization, and the application of chromatography to pharmaceutical, environmental, food, clinical, and forensic analysis.

Covers analytical chemistry at the micro and nano scale, including trace analysis methods, microextraction techniques, miniaturized analytical systems, nanomaterial-based detection, microfluidic devices, and the development of sensitive analytical methods for trace amounts of analytes in complex matrices across environmental, food, pharmaceutical, and clinical applications.

An RSC open-access journal covering all areas of chemistry and chemical engineering. In the context of analytical and organic chemistry, covers synthesis and characterization of novel compounds, analytical method development, chemical biology, materials chemistry, catalysis, environmental chemistry, and cross-disciplinary research combining chemistry with biology, medicine, and engineering.

Covers the roles of metal ions and inorganic compounds in biological systems, including metalloenzyme mechanisms, bioinorganic chemistry, metal complex pharmacology, anticancer metallodrugs, metal speciation in biological fluids, oxidative stress and metals, and the design of metal-based diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

An RSC journal covering novel, practical analytical methods with direct application to real-world analytical problems. Emphasizes the development of new techniques for measurement, sensing, and analysis across environmental, food, agricultural, pharmaceutical, clinical, and industrial contexts, with focus on practical utility and method validation.

A Chemistry Europe journal covering all areas of synthetic, physical, and computational organic chemistry. Topics include organic synthesis, reaction mechanism, natural product synthesis and modification, asymmetric synthesis, organocatalysis, catalysis in organic chemistry, and the organic chemistry aspects of medicinal chemistry and materials science.

An RSC journal covering the intersection of organic chemistry and biology, including total synthesis, synthetic methodology, natural product chemistry, chemical biology, bioorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and the organic chemistry of materials. Emphasizes significant advances in organic chemistry with biological relevance.

Covers analytical methods for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications, including the analysis of drugs, metabolites, excipients, and contaminants in pharmaceutical formulations and biological samples. Topics include HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS, NMR, spectroscopic methods, electrochemical methods, and method validation for pharmaceutical quality control and bioanalysis.

Covers all aspects of drug analysis including new psychoactive substances, doping control analysis, forensic drug testing, and pharmaceutical quality control. Topics include LC-MS methods for drug detection, in vitro metabolism studies, hair and urine drug testing, novel analytical approaches for emerging substances, and regulatory considerations in drug testing.

A joint RSC and French Chemical Society journal covering new aspects of chemistry, emphasizing novel and creative research at the frontiers of chemistry. Topics include synthesis of new compounds, supramolecular chemistry, chemical biology, computational chemistry, materials chemistry, and the development of new chemical concepts and methodologies with broad scientific significance.

Covers chromatographic and related methods for the separation and analysis of biological samples. Topics include bioanalytical method development and validation using HPLC, LC-MS, GC, and electrophoretic techniques for drugs in biological matrices, endogenous biomarkers, metabolomics, proteomics, and clinical diagnostics.

Covers synthetic organic chemistry including new synthetic methods, reagents, reactions, and their applications in target-oriented synthesis. Publishes full papers, short communications, and review articles on organic synthesis methodology, novel reagents and catalysts, and the synthesis of biologically active natural products and complex target molecules.

One of the oldest international organic chemistry journals, covering both theoretical and experimental aspects of organic chemistry. Topics include organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms, natural product chemistry, stereochemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, physical organic chemistry, and the organic chemistry of biologically active compounds.

Official journal of AOAC International, covering analytical methods for food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. Publishes AOAC Official Methods of Analysis, method validation studies, proficiency testing, collaborative studies, and research on emerging contaminants, nutritional analysis, and food safety testing.

An open-access journal covering the development and application of analytical methods in chemistry, including spectroscopic, chromatographic, electrochemical, and chemometric approaches applied to environmental, pharmaceutical, food, clinical, and industrial matrices. Welcomes validation studies and comparative analytical method research.

A rapid communication journal for preliminary accounts of significant new discoveries in organic chemistry. Covers synthetic methodologies, reagent development, reaction discovery, natural product synthesis, heterocyclic chemistry, and organic chemistry relevant to pharmacy and biology. Emphasizes novelty and rapid dissemination of important preliminary findings.