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Journal of Nuclear Materials

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0022-3115eISSN1873-4820

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.879

H-Indexi

212

SNIPi

1.39

Total Worksi

33,378

Total Citationsi

771,426

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Nuclear Materials publishes high quality papers in materials research for nuclear applications, primarily fission reactors, fusion reactors, and similar environments including radiation areas of charged particle accelerators. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s) of Irradiation & Chemistry.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Frequency3 No. Per Vol., 4 Vols. Per Year

StatusActive

Total Publications33,378

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-3115 / 1873-4820

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

585

15k

2019

699

14k

2020

630

11k

2021

594

8.1k

2022

546

5.7k

2023

602

3.7k

2024

699

1.7k

2025

543

147

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ1

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryNuclear Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear Energy and EngineeringMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear Materials and PropertiesFusion materials and technologiesNuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear materials and radiation effectsRadioactive element chemistry and processing

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nuclear Materials

Is Journal of Nuclear Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Nuclear Materials: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Nuclear Materials?

Journal of Nuclear Materials is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.55.

Is Journal of Nuclear Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Nuclear Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.