Mass Spectrometry is a peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing articles in all areas of mass spectrometry. Published continuously online, the journal is fully indexed in J-STAGE and PubMed Central.
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Mass Spectrometry is an academic journal on both fundamentals and applications of mass spectrometry, owned and published by the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan (MSSJ).
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Latest articles
Original ArticleFebruary 3, 2026
Direct Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds through Cationization Using ICP-MS/MS
Takafumi Hirata, Chihaya Kinoshita, Maki Uezono, Hui Hsin Khoo
We have developed a new analytical technique for the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS).
Technical ReportJanuary 27, 2026
Instrumental Dispersion Evaluation on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography-Medium Vacuum Chemical Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Toshinobu Hondo, Yumi Miyake, Michisato Toyoda
Instrumental dispersion in the ion source can severely distort fast chromatographic peaks in supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC)–mass spectrometry (MS). Despite this importance, the dispersion characteristics specific to medium-vacuum chemical ionization (MVCI) sources have not been quantitatively investigated.
Letter to the EditorJanuary 1, 2026
Regarding our recently published paper on the hydrogen-included complex negative ions [H2···H2O]− at m/z 20 and [H2···HF]− at m/z 22 in corona discharge mass spectrometry (CD MS), Asakawa and Hiraoka have raised the following question:
Featured articles
Original ArticleJuly 17, 2024
Direct ESI-MS of Ionic Liquids Using High-Pressure Electrospray From Large-Bore Emitters Made of Micropipette Tips
Takeshi Matsuda, Lee Chuin Chen
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of neat undiluted ionic liquid (IL) and the analysis of protein with the doping of IL were performed using high-pressure electrospray. The use of disposable micropipette tips as emitters eased the handling of viscous and easy-to-clog samples and improved the reproducibility of the measurement.
Original ArticleDecember 29, 2024
Atmospheric Pressure Mass Spectrometry Imaging Using Electrospray-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization with Gas Transportation through a Heated Tube and Minimal Sample Preparation
Riku Hirotani, Yuto Miyoshi, Varun Sendilraj, Hisanao Hazama
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a valuable tool that enables label-free analysis and the ability to measure multiple molecules. The atmospheric pressure MS imaging (MSI) method usually requires tedious sample preparation.
Original ArticleApril 11, 2023
Comprehensive Membrane N-Glycoproteomics Using Human Breast Cancer Cell Line Pairs
Daisuke Takakura, Haruka Yoshida, Shoko Ohashi, Nana Kawasaki
Aberrant glycosylation of membrane proteins is a hallmark of cancer and a useful molecular marker for the diagnosis of breast cancer (BC). However, the molecular mechanisms by which altered glycosylation affects the malignant transformations associated with BC are poorly understood. Accordingly, we performed comparative
