Near Infrared Spectroscopy

IM Publications is the leading publisher in the exciting field of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, with two periodicals, Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (JNIRS) and NIR news, books and online resources.

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy CoverJournal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy is a bimonthly, peer review journal dedicated to all aspects of NIR spectroscopy and technology with the publication of original research papers, short communications, review articles and letters.

NIR news CoverNIR news is the official newsletter of the International Council for Near Infrared Spectroscopy. It informs, educates and keeps you up-to-date with developments and conferences throughout the world. NIR news is published eight times a year. A team of Regional Editors in Australia, Europe, Japan and North America helps to ensure that NIR news has an international outlook, which is supplemented with news of NIR groups in different countries.

Also see the Journal of Spectral Imaging, which publishes papers on NIR spectroscopy imaging.

Our books on NIR spectroscopy include the highly regarded introduction to the field of chemometrics and calibration, A User-Friendly Guide to Multivariate Calibration and Classification, the definitive work on diffuse relectance, Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance, the series of proceedings from the ICNIRS series of conferences, as well as books on NIR spectroscopy and chemometrics from other international publishers.

Our NIR Discussion Forum is a most valuable resource for novice and expert alike. Thanks to the dedication and support of the NIR community, questions are answered quickly. Please participate with your own questions or by answering others’.

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  • Gordon F. Kirkbright Bursary Award 2013

    Applications are invited for the 2013 Gordon Kirkbright Bursary, a prestigious annual award that enables a promising student/non-tenured young scientist of any nation to attend a recognised scientific meeting or visit a place of learning.

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  • NIR Products at Pittcon 2012

    Smaller instrumentation was very much a key trend at Pittcon 2012. This was seen throughout the range of analytical techniques, with compact mass spectrometers, NMRs, ESRs, UV/vis, mid-IR as well as NIR spectrometers. Indeed, the first two instruments featured claim to be the world’s smallest NIR and FT-NIR, respectively.

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  • NIR reflectance spectroscopy for barley digestible energy analysis

    A new NIR reflectance spectroscopy calibration is providing barley growers and their customers with a quick and accurate analysis of the digestible energy content of barley. Researchers at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, have developed a NIR calibration to analyse the digestible energy in barley.

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News archive

Latest NIR news Articles

Chemometric Space: An introduction to Bayesian statistics, Part 2: learning from data
Full-text article (345 kB)  |  Abstract
Mythbusters in Chemometrics: The “correct number” of components— facts, mystifications and myths
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Implications of the biochemical, chemical and optical properties of a sample on the analysis of high moisture foods by NIR spectroscopy
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Classical least squares for quantitative analysis of pharmaceutical solid dosage forms: Part 1—Effect of experimental design
Full-text article (569 kB)  |  Abstract
Single seed NIR as a fast method to predict germination ability in Pak Choi
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Latest JNIRS Papers

Prediction of wood density independent of moisture conditions using near infrared spectroscopy
Full-text article (412 kB)  |  Abstract
In-stream measurement of canola (Brassica napus L.) seed oil concentration using in-line near infrared reflectance spectroscopy
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Near infrared image analysis for online identification and separation of wood chips with elevated levels of extractives
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Short communication: Near infrared dynamic measurements of activated sludge settling highlight the possibility of a local modification of free water properties
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Featured Book

A User-Friendly Guide to Multivariate Calibration and Classification

A User-Friendly Guide to Multivariate Calibration and Classification provides a readable text, for non-mathematicians, as a introduction to these areas for people with little or moderate knowledge of chemometrics.

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