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Fusion Science and Technology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN1536-1055eISSN1943-7641

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.42

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.947

Total Worksi

5,622

Total Citationsi

44,920

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Fusion Science and Technology aims to be the leading source of timely information on peaceful uses of fusion research. The journal is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 131 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,622

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1536-1055 / 1943-7641

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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?

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

118

1.1k

2019

114

870

2020

108

490

2021

440

2022

176

614

2023

194

2024

153

130

2025

119

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ2

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nuclear Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Civil and Structural EngineeringNuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear Energy and EngineeringMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fusion materials and technologiesMagnetic confinement fusion researchNuclear Materials and PropertiesLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsSuperconducting Materials and ApplicationsNuclear reactor physics and engineeringParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsNuclear Physics and ApplicationsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPlasma Diagnostics and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Fusion Science and Technology

Is Fusion Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fusion Science and Technology: 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 Fusion Science and Technology?

Fusion Science and Technology 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 0.82.

Is Fusion Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fusion Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.