《光谱学杂志》发表的论文报告了光谱学在所有学科的理论和应用，包括生物学、化学、工程、医学、材料科学、物理学和空间科学。文章可能有助于基础研究，或高度应用，必须报告重要的实验结果或与新方法和仪器的开发有关。所有的光谱技术都在杂志的范围内。除了最初的研究外，《光谱学杂志》还发表了重点评论文章，这些文章审查了技术的现状，确定了新的趋势，并提出了未来发展领域的方向。
Journal of Spectroscopy publishes papers that report the theory and application of spectroscopy across all disciplines, including biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, materials science, physics, and space science. Articles may contribute to fundamental research, or be highly applied, and must report important experimental results or relate to the development of new methods and instrumentation. All spectroscopic techniques lie within the scope of the journal.As well as original research, the Journal of Spectroscopy also publishes focused review articles that examine the state of the art, identify emerging trends, and suggest future directions for developing fields.