Applied Spectroscopy Practica
Applied Spectroscopy Practica is an international peer-reviewed, open-access journal, for the publication of practical applications of a previously or currently developed field or theory.
Topics include modifications and improvement of instrumentation and methodologies, refinements in data processing, automation and process measurements, applications of existing methodologies to novel systems, and reviews related to applications of existing and new analytical approaches.
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Applied Spectroscopy Practica, published by the Society for Applied Spectroscopy, is an international peer-reviewed, open-access (OA), journal, for the publication of practical applications of a previously or currently developed field or theory. Topics include modifications and improvement of instrumentation and methodologies, refinements in data processing, automation and process measurements, applications of existing methodologies to novel systems, and reviews related to applications of existing and new analytical approaches.
Manuscripts describing applications where the hardware or software of instruments has been modified for a particular application, or a well-known spectroscopic technique has been used in an innovative way, are particularly encouraged. These encompass, but are not limited to, applications of photonics methods, ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) absorption, fluorescence and phosphorescence, mid-infrared, Raman, near-infrared, terahertz, microwave, atomic absorption and emission, laser-induced breakdown (LIBS), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), thermal lensing, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, and portable measurements, as well as hyperspectral imaging and hyphenated and interdisciplinary techniques.
Research papers and tutorials on the application of spectral processing methodologies such as 2D correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS), detection and elimination of artifacts, baseline correction, deconvolution, curve fitting, algorithms for qualitative and quantitative analysis, and chemometric methods applied to spectra are also published.
Applied Spectroscopy Practica also addresses application areas that are underserved by traditional spectroscopic journals. These include industrial and process applications, process analytical technologies (PAT) in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, life science and biomedical spectroscopy, field applications (especially of portable and handheld instruments), applications utilizing more than one spectroscopic technique, applications in other unfamiliar and challenging environments, and developments in instrumentation.
Issues will contain a section in which hints and tips on the use of spectrometers or accessories are reported. Tutorials on mature techniques will be considered for publication, such as sample preparation, spectral searching, spectral interpretation, and attenuated total reflection (ATR).
Papers from all fields of scientific endeavor in which spectroscopy is utilized will be considered for publication from venues including universities, institutes, government and industrial laboratories, museums, users of mobile and field instruments, and analytical instrument manufacturers.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
| Mary Kate Donais | Saint Anselm College, USA |
| Xiaoyun (Shawn) Chen | The Dow Chemical Company, USA |
| Mustafa Culha | Augusta University, USA |
| Kristin S. MacDonald | The University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Richard Crocombe | Crocombe Spectroscopy Consulting, USA |
| Alison J. Hobro | The University of Osaka, Japan |
| Brooke Kammrath | University of New Haven, USA |
| Robert Lascola | Savannah River National Laboratory, USA |
| Pauline Leary | Noble Supply & Logistics, USA |
| Xiaolin Lu | Southeast University, China |
| Sara Miller | Flinders University, Australia |
| Alison Nordon | University of Strathclyde, UK |
| Derrick Quarles | Elemental Scientific, Inc., USA |
| Luis Rodriguez-Saona | The Ohio State University, USA |
| Jacob Shelley | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA |
| Carlos Abad Andrade | BAM, Germany |
| Bryan Bowie | Exxon Mobile Corporation, USA |
| Robert Chimenti | Rowan University, USA |
| David Clases | University of Graz, Austria |
| Claudia Conti | Italian National Research Council, Italy |
| Steve Holroyd | Fonterra Research and Development Centre, New Zealand |
| Suresh Kumar Kailasa | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India |
| Peter Larkin | Syensqo, USA |
| Yusuke Morisawa | Kindai University, Japan |
| Sharon Neal | University of Delaware, USA |
| Fay Nicolson | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, USA |
| Prompong Pienpinijtham | Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
| Paul Pudney | Unilever, UK |
| John Wasylyk | Bristol Myers Squibb, USA |