''Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry'' (''RCM'') is a biweekly

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published since 1987 by

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. It covers research on all aspects of

mass spectrometry Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The results are presented as a ''mass spectrum'', a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. Mass spectrometry is use ...

. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 2.419.

RCM Beynon Prize

To mark the 80th birthday of

John H. Beynon John H. Beynon FRS (29 December 1923 – 24 August 2015) was a Welsh chemist and physicist known for his work in mass spectrometry. Education and military service Beynon was born in the Welsh coal-mining town of Ystalyfera and was the older o ...

, the founding Editor of RCM, in 2004 an annual award was established in his honour by the publishers. The award is made on the recommendation of an ad hoc Sub-committee of the Editorial Board of RCM.

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* Mass spectrometry journals Publications established in 1987 Wiley (publisher) academic journals {{biochem-journal-stub