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Review of Scientific Instruments

American Institute of Physics · United States

ISSN0034-6748eISSN1089-7623

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.481

H-Index

249

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.863

Total Works

57,331

Total Citations

994,519

2yr Mean Citedness

1.50

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the development and application of scientific instruments and techniques for measurement and analysis. Articles focus on novel methods for characterizing physical systems, including soft condensed matter, plasmas, and biological samples. The scope also encompasses advancements in spectroscopy, microscopy, and imaging techniques for diverse scientific and engineering applications.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 892 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications57,331

Publisher OrgAmerican Institute of Physics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0034-6748 / 1089-7623

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

InstrumentationQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Instruments & InstrumentationPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

InstrumentationMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Magnetic confinement fusion researchParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsNuclear Physics and ApplicationsLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics