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Journal of Instrumentation

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1748-0221eISSN1748-0221

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 83d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.388

H-Indexi

111

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.081

Total Worksi

12,883

Total Citationsi

138,425

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Instruments & Instrumentation; Instrumentation; Mathematical Physics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,883

Publisher OrgInstitute of Physics

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1748-0221 / 1748-0221

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

695

6.1k

2019

1.1k

8.9k

2020

728

2021

947

4.7k

2022

908

3.6k

2023

990

2.7k

2024

1.1k

826

2025

613

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.

InstrumentationQ3

Mathematical PhysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Instruments & Instrumentation

Scopus Categories

Mathematical PhysicsInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Particle Detector Development and PerformanceRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaNeutrino Physics ResearchCCD and CMOS Imaging SensorsMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersParticle accelerators and beam dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Instrumentation

Is Journal of Instrumentation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Instrumentation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Instrumentation?

Journal of Instrumentation 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 1.23.

Is Journal of Instrumentation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Instrumentation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Instrumentation?