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Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Korean Nuclear Society · South Korea · Est. 1969

ISSN1738-5733eISSN1738-5733

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.692

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.383

Total Works

6,434

Total Citations

62,370

2yr Mean Citedness

2.36

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on nuclear engineering and technology, focusing on applications in nuclear medicine, reactor design and safety, fuel reprocessing, radiation detection and measurement, and waste management. Articles cover topics such as neutron dosimetry, detector development, solvent extraction for uranium separation, radiation shielding, and the characterization of radioactive materials and their environmental impact.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 607 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,434

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~32 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Nuclear Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1738-5733 / 1738-5733

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nuclear Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Nuclear Energy and Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsNuclear Physics and ApplicationsNuclear and radioactivity studiesGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesRisk and Safety AnalysisRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesFusion materials and technologiesRadioactivity and Radon Measurements