Journal profile · Physics, Nuclear
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
ISSN 0163-8998 · eISSN 1545-4134 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 1978
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science: CAS Zone 2 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.43; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science covers significant developments in the field of nuclear and particle science, including recent theoretical developments as well as experimental results and their interpretation, nuclear structure, heavy ion interactions, oscillations observed in solar and atmospheric neutrinos, the physics of heavy quarks, the impact of particle and nuclear physics on astroparticle physics, and recent developments in accelerator design and instrumentation.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Nuclear
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy16.4%
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsPhysics and Astronomy10.2%
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering7.3%
- Neutrino Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy7.1%
- High-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchPhysics and Astronomy7%
- Nuclear physics research studiesPhysics and Astronomy6.5%
- Dark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy5.2%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Particles & Fields | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Physics, Particles & Fields | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Particles & Fields | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 8.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90LetPub ·
- h-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 638OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025 | 21 | 20 | 190 |
| 2024 | 24 | 23 | 253 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 651 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 517 |
| 2021 | 22 | 20 | 1,598 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0163-8998
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-4134
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Physics, Nuclear / Physics, Particles & Fields. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.43; CiteScore 13.1, h-index 153.
Which databases index Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .