Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry is a journal whose aim is the rapid publication of original research results and ideas on all aspects of the science of gas-phase ions; it covers all the associated scientific disciplines. There is no formal limit on paper length (“rapid” is not synonymous with “brief”), but papers should be of a length that is commensurate with the importance and complexity of the results being reported. Contributions may be theoretical or practical in nature; they may deal with methods, techniques and applications, or with the interpretation of results; they may cover any area in science that depends directly on measurements made upon gaseous ions or that is associated with such measurements.In general, submissions that use conventional MS, GC/MS or LC/MS methods to catalogue or screen for components of extracts including Traditional Chinese Medicines are discouraged, except where the authors can clearly demonstrate that their contribution represents a significant extension of the capabilities or applications of mass spectrometry or new understanding of ion chemistry and related disciplines. In addition, articles reporting Stable Isotope analyses may only be published if they express novelty or significant developments in SI methodology.

《質譜快速通訊》是一本以快速發表氣相離子科學各方面的原始研究成果和觀點為宗旨的雜志；它涵蓋了所有相關的科學學科。論文長度沒有正式的限制(“快速”并不等同于“簡要”)，但論文的長度應與所報告結果的重要性和復雜性相稱。貢獻可以是理論上的，也可以是實際的；它們可能涉及方法、技術和應用，或解釋結果；它們可以涵蓋任何直接依賴于對氣態離子的測量或與此類測量相關的科學領域。一般來說，不鼓勵使用傳統MS、GC/MS或LC/MS方法對包括傳統中藥在內的提取物成分進行目錄或篩選的提交，除非作者能夠清楚地證明其貢獻代表了質譜或質譜技術的能力或應用的顯著擴展。了解離子化學及相關學科。此外，報告穩定同位素分析的文章只有在表達了國際單位制方法的新穎性或重大發展時才能發表。