Journal profile · Nuclear Science & Technology
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
ISSN 0969-8043 · eISSN 1872-9800 · Elsevier Ltd · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1993
Applied Radiation and Isotopes: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.07; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,220; median 136 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 664 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Radiation and Isotopes is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nuclear Physics and Applications, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements and Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nuclear Science & Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy15%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions11.8%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy8.6%
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedicine6.3%
- Radioactive contamination and transferEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Radioactive Decay and Measurement TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.3%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,649OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 632LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,028 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 470 | 88 | 185 |
| 2025 | 664 | 162 | 1,378 |
| 2024 | 395 | 94 | 1,502 |
| 2023 | 433 | 120 | 2,880 |
| 2022 | 439 | 80 | 3,137 |
| 2021 | 411 | 73 | 3,830 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,256 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,220 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,580 / JPY 399,380 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-9800
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Radiation and Isotopes
What CAS zone is Applied Radiation and Isotopes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Radiation and Isotopes is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear / Nuclear Science & Technology / Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Applied Radiation and Isotopes?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.07; CiteScore 3, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Applied Radiation and Isotopes?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 80–178 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Applied Radiation and Isotopes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Radiation and Isotopes is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Applied Radiation and Isotopes open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Radiation and Isotopes is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,220.
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: .