該分析師是一家國際期刊，關注分析和生物分析技術的發展和應用。該期刊每月出版一次，其中還包括對分析科學家感興趣的選定主題的評論、輔導和小型評論。偶爾出版的特刊也會出版。分析人員就分析科學的理論和實踐的各個方面發表全面的論文和緊急通信，包括基礎和應用，包括生物分析（包括生物特定的分析）、色譜和電泳、質譜、電化學、傳感器、成像技術，取樣和樣品處理、化學計量器/統計、原子和分子光譜學以及與測量科學有關的所有其他領域。

The Analyst is an international journal concerned with the development and application of analytical and bioanalytical techniques. The journal is published monthly, and also includes critical, tutorial and mini-reviews on selected topics of interest to analytical scientists. Occasional special issues are also published. The Analyst publishes full papers and urgent communications on all aspects of the theory and practice of analytical science, both fundamental and applied, including bioanalysis (including biospecific assays), chromatography and electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, electrochemistry, sensors, imaging techniques, sampling and sample handling, chemometrics/statistics, atomic and molecular spectroscopy and all other areas related to measurement science.