Home›Search›Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN1477-2671

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.653

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.764

Total Worksi

1,995

Total Citationsi

16,108

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation publishes research and development in the underlying theory, novel techniques, and applications of nondestructive testing and evaluation. It covers engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

FrequencyFour Issues Yearly, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,995

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1477-2671

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

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

885

2019

668

2020

290

2021

971

2022

128

1.7k

2023

302

2.7k

2024

443

1.1k

2025

367

125

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)Q2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Characterization, Testing

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationNon-Destructive Testing TechniquesGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesWelding Techniques and Residual StressesThermography and Photoacoustic TechniquesMachine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionMagnetic Properties and ApplicationsInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring

Frequently asked questions about Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Is Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation: 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 Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation?

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation 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 3.12.

Is Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.