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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1945

ISSN1938-3282

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.598

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.056

Total Worksi

10,521

Total Citationsi

30,360

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists informs the public about threats to the survival and development of humanity from nuclear weapons, climate change, and emerging technologies in the life sciences. It publishes research on nuclear weapons and disarmament, climate change, growing energy demands, and disruptive technologies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1945

FrequencyBimonthly, 1994-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,521

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1938-3282

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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

812

2019

379

2020

304

2021

295

2022

358

2023

141

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsSocial Issues

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear Issues and DefenseNuclear and radioactivity studiesScience, Research, and MedicineTwentieth Century Scientific DevelopmentsGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyBiotechnology and Related FieldsEducational Leadership and PracticesGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Is Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: 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 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists?

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 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 1.09.

Is Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.