Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Aims & Scope

Accreditation and Quality Assurance (Accred.

Qual.

Assur.; "ACQUAL") publishes conceptual and practice-oriented articles on all aspects relevant to quality, transparency and reliability of measurement results in chemical and biological sciences.

This is aimed at disseminating knowledge and contributing to the elimination of conceptual and technical barriers to intercontinental understanding ("CBU" and "TBU").

It is in this context that ACQUAL asks the authors for clarity in the presentation of their results by following international conventions or by defining deviations without ambiguity.

The journal aims at serving the information needs of researchers, practitioners and decision makers alike.

It provides problem solving for improved measurement practice, covers aspects of related education and training, and fosters cooperation between national and international bodies operating in accreditation and quality assurance of measurements in chemical and biological sciences.

The journal is focusing on the following topics: Accreditation; Quality assurance; Tools for quality control; Quality management; Metrology in chemistry; Traceability of measurement results; Measurement uncertainty; Comparability and equivalence of measurement results; Verification and validation; Calibration; Statistical simulations; Purity assessment; Sampling; Interlaboratory comparison (PT, EQA); Reliability; Reference materials; Reference measurements, dissemination and propagation of reference values; Applied statistics for metrology; Concepts and terminology; Quantities and units.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.240

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19025

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	113

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Reference materials for large-scale metal deposition surveys

  Citation: 263

  Authors: Eiliv, Ã…ke, Harri, Ahti

• Understanding the meaning of accuracy, trueness and precision

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Antonio, Marina, Bertil

• Linearity of calibration curves: use and misuse of the correlation coefficient

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Joris, Marc, Christophe, Hedwig

• Homogeneity and stability of reference materials

  Citation: 196

  Authors: T. P. J., J., A.M.H., H., A.

• Bioanalytical method validation and its implications for forensic and clinical toxicology - A review

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Frank T., Hans H.

• The importance of impurity analysis in pharmaceutical products: an integrated approach

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Nafisur, Syed Najmul Hejaz, Hui-Fen

• Limits of detection, identification and determination: a statistical approach for practitioners

  Citation: 130

  Authors: J., J.

• Uncertainty calculations in the certification of reference materials. 2. Homogeneity study

  Citation: 123

  Authors: A.M.H., T. P., J.

• Dark uncertainty

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Michael, Stephen L. R.

• Practical aspects concerning validation and quality control for forensic and clinical bioanalytical quantitative methods

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Sarah M. R., Frank T., Vincent, Nele

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