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Nuclear Materials and Energy

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2352-1791eISSN2352-1791

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.807

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.236

Total Worksi

2,023

Total Citationsi

22,919

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nuclear Science & Technology; Nuclear and High Energy Physics; Nuclear Energy and Engineering; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 228 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,023

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

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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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-1791 / 2352-1791

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

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

Citations received

165

3.7k

2019

159

1.9k

2020

175

2.2k

2021

221

1.9k

2022

213

1.6k

2023

277

1.1k

2024

195

260

2025

117

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 PhysicsQ1

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nuclear Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear Energy and EngineeringMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fusion materials and technologiesNuclear Materials and PropertiesMagnetic confinement fusion researchNuclear reactor physics and engineeringMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced materials and compositesIon-surface interactions and analysisLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsSuperconducting Materials and ApplicationsPlasma Diagnostics and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Nuclear Materials and Energy

Is Nuclear Materials and Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nuclear Materials and Energy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nuclear Materials and Energy?

Nuclear Materials and Energy 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 2.14.

Is Nuclear Materials and Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nuclear Materials and Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Nuclear Materials and Energy?