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EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies

EDP Sciences · France · Est. 2015

ISSN2491-9292eISSN2491-9292

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.473

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.587

Total Worksi

458

Total Citationsi

2,702

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

EPJ N - Nuclear Sciences & Technologies is an open access medium for the communication of original research, ideas and developments in all areas of the peaceful use of nuclear energy , as well as on applications of nuclear particles and radiation. EPJ N publishes technical papers, technical notes, critical reviews, workshop and congress proceedings, book reviews, computer code abstracts, and letters to the editor. EPJ N 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 by: Providing authoritative and up-to-date information on the field of nuclear science and technology ; Promoting the exchange of ideas and research within the nuclear/atomic science community Identifying areas of growth by assessing the conditions and constraints affecting the peaceful use of nuclear energy ; Supporting the development of nuclear technology and applications in various markets for peaceful purposes ; Responding to global energy and environmental needs and objectives through the study of nuclear science, technology and resources.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications458

Publisher OrgEDP Sciences

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

EDP Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2491-9292 / 2491-9292

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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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

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

520

2019

345

2020

153

2021

268

2022

200

2023

194

2024

156

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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ2

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 EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesNuclear and radioactivity studiesNuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesFusion materials and technologiesRadioactive element chemistry and processingRadioactivity and Radon Measurements

Frequently asked questions about EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies

Is EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies?

EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies 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 1.98.

Is EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.