Journal profile · PHYSICS, APPLIED
Applied Science and Convergence Technology
ISSN 2288-6559 · Korean Vacuum Society
Applied Science and Convergence Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 32 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Science and Convergence Technology is published by Korean Vacuum Society and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Engineering Applied Research, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engineering Applied ResearchEngineering11.8%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences6.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6.4%
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering5%
- Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesEngineering5%
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 32 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 106 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 123 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 215 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 232 |
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 Crossref · to
32 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 21 days – 51 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 0 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 40 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (79 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".
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Korean Vacuum Society
- ISSN
- 2288-6559
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Science and Convergence Technology
What CAS zone is Applied Science and Convergence Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Science and Convergence Technology is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Applied Science and Convergence Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 32 days (interquartile range 21–51 days). 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 Science and Convergence Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Science and Convergence Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Applied Science and Convergence Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Science and Convergence Technology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .