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Instruments and Experimental Techniques

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1961

ISSN1608-3180
SJR Q4WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
30
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q4+5
Total30
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
0.234
H-Index
41
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.49
Total Works
4,311
Total Citations
15,916
2yr Mean Citedness
0.34
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Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the development and experimental investigation of various scientific instruments and techniques. Recent articles describe the design and testing of devices for measuring material properties under magnetic fields and deformation, magnetic resonance imaging coils, pulsed electron accelerators for X-ray generation, fiber-optic temperature sensors, and methods for improving accuracy in medical tests using video and sensor data. The scope also includes the fabrication of sensitive radiation receivers for terahertz ranges, particle energy spectrometry, terahertz passive devices, high-current electron beam sources, laser strainmeters and pressure meters, plasma diagnostics in tokamaks, gas electron multipliers for accelerators, combustion initiation setups, neutrino detection systems, kicker devices for electron beams, sample holders for X-ray scattering, high-voltage pulse generators for microwave devices, proton therapy facility measurements, capacitive energy storage power supplies, components of accelerator complexes, calibration techniques for scattering experiments, and semiconductor detectors for ionizing radiation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1961
Annual Volume~ 168 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications4,311
Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Pleiades Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1608-3180
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

InstrumentationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MultidisciplinaryInstruments & Instrumentation

Scopus Categories

Instrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsLaser Design and ApplicationsPulsed Power Technology ApplicationsGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics ResearchParticle Detector Development and PerformanceParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref