International Journal of Mass Spectrometry


The International Journal of Mass Spectrometry is a peer-reviewed journal covering fundamental aspects of mass spectrometry and ion processes, including instrumentation and applications in biology, chemistry, geology and physics. Selected IJMS articles are included in the Proteomics Virtual Journal. The 2016 impact factor was 1.702.

Other names

The journal was published as the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics from 1968 to 1983 and the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes from 1983 to 1998. It has been published as the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry since 1998.