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Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1964

ISSN1881-1248

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.645

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.301

Total Worksi

16,712

Total Citationsi

117,477

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology aims to serve its academic community, industry professionals, research institutions, government agencies, and policy-makers concerned with the research, technological development, and application of nuclear science and technology. It provides authoritative and up-to-date information on the field and promotes the exchange of ideas and research within it.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1964

Annual Volume~ 126 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,712

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

5/11 · 45%

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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?

1881-1248

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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?

N/A

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

150

1.2k

2019

131

1.1k

2020

129

947

2021

124

630

2022

157

1.5k

2023

234

2024

137

100

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 and High Energy PhysicsQ2

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nuclear Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear Energy and Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsRadioactive element chemistry and processingGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesNuclear and radioactivity studiesNuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsFusion materials and technologiesRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesChemical Synthesis and Characterization

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Is Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Nuclear 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 Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology?

Journal of Nuclear 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 0.91.

Is Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.