Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry’s mission is the rapid publication of excellent and high-impact research articles on fundamental and applied topics of analytical and bioanalytical measurement science. Its scope is broad, and ranges from novel measurement platforms and their characterization to multidisciplinary approaches that effectively address important scientific problems.

 

 

The Editors encourage submissions presenting innovative analytical research in concept, instrumentation, methods, and/or applications, including:

mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, and electroanalysis;
advanced separations and sample preparation;
analytical strategies in “-omics” and imaging, bioanalysis, and sampling;
miniaturized devices, medical diagnostics, sensors;
analytical characterization of nano- and biomaterials;
data science.
 

Applications should clearly highlight the novelty of the contribution and be presented with fit-for-purpose validation metrics. If applicable, each contribution should be compared to existing methods and/or include analysis of real world samples.

The journal discourages submissions with limited analytical novelty or lacking a substantial impact on analytical and bioanalytical science. Papers that merely comprise data collections, based on the use of well-established analytical or bioanalytical methodologies, are also not acceptable. All submissions to the journal will be screened for plagiarism.

The journal publishes Critical Reviews and Trend Articles, Research Papers, and Communications. All papers are subject to a strict peer review. Guided by peer reviews, the Editors select a number of exceptional papers for accelerated publication as ‘Papers in Forefront’. Also published are Editorials and Feature Articles on selected topics as well as Letters to the Editor as a medium of discussion and exchange of opinions. Additional features are ABC’s general-interest columns geared to the practical needs of modern analytical scientists (e.g. Analytical Challenge, ABCs of Education and Professional Development in Analytical Science).

 

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry is a merger and also continuation of Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Analusis, Química Analítica, and Chemical Analysis/Chemia Analityczna.

The journal is partly owned by major chemical societies: German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, GDCh), Chemical Society of France (Société Chimique de France, SCF), Spanish Society for Analytical Chemistry (Sociedad Española de Química Analítica, SEQA) and Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry (Real Sociedad Española de Química, RSEQ), Austrian Society for Analytical Chemistry (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Analytische Chemie, ASAC), Division of Analytical Sciences of the Swiss Chemical Society (Division Analytische Wissenschaften, Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft, DAS/SCS), Italian Chemical Society (Società Chimica Italiana, SCI), and Polish Chemical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Chemiczne, PTChem).

This close relationship with multiple chemical societies ensures that the journal is exceptionally well-positioned to understand, anticipate and fulfill the needs of scientists in this multidisciplinary field.

Central Editorial Office

Springer
Tiergartenstr. 17
69121 Heidelberg, Germany
Tel.: + 49-6221-4878377
Fax: + 49-6221-48768377
e-mail: abc@springer.com
Managing Editor:
Nicola Oberbeckmann-Winter

Editorial Director: 
Steffen Pauly
Editors

Antje J. Baeumner
Institute of Analytical Chemistry
Chemo- and Biosensors
University of Regensburg
93040 Regensburg, Germany
Tel.: +49-941-943-4065
antje.baeumner@ur.de
Hua Cui
Department of Chemistry
University of Science and Technology of China
96 Jinzhai Road Hefei
Anhui 230026, China
Tel.: 00-86-551-63600730
hcui@ustc.edu.cn

Günter Gauglitz 
Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie 
Universität Tübingen 
Auf der Morgenstelle 8 
72076 Tübingen, Germany 
Tel.: +49-7071-29-76927
abc.gg@ipc.uni-tuebingen.de 

Gérard Hopfgartner
Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry
Department of Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry
University of Geneva
24 Quai Ernest Ansermet
1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel.: + 41-22-379-63-44
gerard.hopfgartner@unige.ch
Luigi Mondello
“Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali”
University of Messina Viale Annunziata
98168 Messina, Italy
Tel.: +39-090-6766536
e-mail: lmondello@unime.it
Maria Cruz Moreno-Bondi
Department of Analytical Chemistry
Faculty of Chemistry
Complutense University
28040 Madrid, Spain
Tel.: +34-91-394-5147
mcmbondi@ucm.es

David C. Muddiman
W.M. Keck FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research
Department of Chemistry
North Carolina State University
2620 Yarbrough Drive 
Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Tel.: +1-919-513-0084
david_muddiman@ncsu.edu
Sabine Szunerits
University of Lille
Institut d’Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie
Avenue Poincaré, Cite Scientifique
59658 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Tel.: +33-3-62531724
e-mail: sabine.szunerits@univ-lille.fr
Qiuquan Wang
Department of Chemistry
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Xiamen University
South Siming Road 422, Siming District
Xiamen 361005, China
Tel.: +86-592-2181796
e-mail: qqwang@xmu.edu.cn
Stephen A. Wise
Office of Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892-7517, USA
Phone: +1-301-435-6842
stephen.wise@nih.gov
Chair Editor
Adam T. Woolley
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602-5700, USA
Tel.: +1-801-422-1701
woolley-abc-editor@byu.edu
Column Editors ABCs of Education and Professional Development in Analytical Science
J. Fetzer, Fetzpahs Consulting, Pinole, CA, USA
M. Vogel, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
T. J. Wenzel, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, USA
Column Editor Analytical Challenge
J. Meija, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada 


International Advisory Board

J. L. Anderson, USA
L. Baker, USA
C. Barbante, Italy
D. Barceló, Spain
J. Barek, Czech Republic
D. Belder, Germany
J. Bergquist, Sweden
B. Buszewski, Poland
S. Caldarelli, France
S. Campuzano, Spain
M. Careri, Italy
P. Castignolles, Australia
R. Cela Torrijos, Spain
T. Christopoulos, Greece
Zhaoxiang Deng, China
C. J. Easley, USA
H. Emons, Belgium
J. Feldmann, United Kingdom
H. Goenaga Infante, United Kingdom
M. Holčapek, Czech Republic
L. Holland, USA
C. Huber, Austria
G. P. Jackson, USA
M. Jarosz, Poland
R. Krska, Austria
A. Lagana, Italy
Jong-Heun Lee, Korea
S. J. Lehotay, USA
Lingjun Li, USA
P. Lieberzeit, Austria
Huwei Liu, China
Maili Liu, China
M. J. Lobo Castanon, Spain
R. K. Marcus, USA
H. H. Maurer, Germany
J. Meija, Canada
R. Nießner, Germany
J. A. Nóbrega, Brazil
C. O’Sullivan, Spain
U. Panne, Germany
M. Phillips, USA
V. Pichon, France
J. Popp, Germany
T. Prohaska, Austria
S. Ray, USA
F. Ricci, Italy
L. Sabbatini, Italy
Y. Saito, Japan
T. C. Schmidt, Germany
M. A. Segundo, Portugal
J. J. Sloth, Denmark
N. Sojic, France
M. J.-F. Suter, Switzerland
L. Švorc, Slovakia
C. Szántay, Hungary
T. Toyo'oka, Japan
F. Vanhaecke, Belgium
Guowang Xu, China
Chaoyong Yang, China
Lihua Zhang, China
Xiangmin Zhang, China
Wenwan Zhong, USA