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Atomic Energy

Springer GmbH & Co, Auslieferungs-Gesellschaf · Germany · Est. 1956

ISSN1573-8205

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.239

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.523

Total Worksi

15,908

Total Citationsi

33,438

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Atomic Energy is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the peaceful uses of atomic energy. Covers a broad range of topics including nuclear chemistry and physics, plasma physics, and accelerator characteristics. Delivers insights into reactor economics and engineering, applications of isotopes, and radiation monitoring and safety. Translated from the Russian journal, Atomnaya Energiya. Special attention is given to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1956

Annual Volume~ 99 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications15,908

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer GmbH & Co, Auslieferungs-Gesellschaf

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-8205

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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

141

526

2019

123

467

2020

130

337

2021

129

170

2022

106

2023

2024

2025

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.

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nuclear Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Nuclear Energy and Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Physics and ApplicationsGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear and radioactivity studiesRadioactive element chemistry and processingAdvanced Power Generation TechnologiesRadioactive contamination and transferRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesNuclear physics research studies

Frequently asked questions about Atomic Energy

Is Atomic Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Atomic Energy: 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 Atomic Energy?

Atomic Energy 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 0.33.

Is Atomic Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Atomic Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.