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Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2022

ISSN2813-3412eISSN2813-3412

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.274

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

189

Total Citationsi

603

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original research, reviews, and case studies in the field of nuclear engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications189

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2021

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?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2813-3412 / 2813-3412

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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

137

2022

339

2023

187

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.

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nuclear Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Nuclear Energy and Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear reactor physics and engineeringRadioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear and radioactivity studiesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesNuclear materials and radiation effectsFusion materials and technologiesNuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsRadioactive contamination and transfer

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering

Is Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering: 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 Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering?

Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering 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 1.66.

Is Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering?