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Nuclear Engineering and Design

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0029-5493eISSN1872-759X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.741

H-Indexi

149

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.417

Total Worksi

19,206

Total Citationsi

283,883

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nuclear Science & Technology; Mechanical Engineering; Nuclear Energy and Engineering; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Nuclear and High Energy Physics; Waste Management and Disposal.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 751 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications19,206

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

6/12 · 50%

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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?

0029-5493 / 1872-759X

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

486

7.1k

2019

435

5.4k

2020

512

5.3k

2021

408

3.4k

2022

634

4.1k

2023

817

3.9k

2024

801

1.4k

2025

303

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.

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ2

Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nuclear Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsWaste Management and DisposalNuclear Energy and EngineeringMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsNuclear and radioactivity studiesGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies

Frequently asked questions about Nuclear Engineering and Design

Is Nuclear Engineering and Design a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nuclear Engineering and Design: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nuclear Engineering and Design?

Nuclear Engineering and Design 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 2.39.

Is Nuclear Engineering and Design indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nuclear Engineering and Design is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.