Journal profile · INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation
ISSN 2195-7045 · SpringerOpen · Germany
EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,990; median 83 days to acceptance (10 articles, last 24 months); 5 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation is published by SpringerOpen and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics, together about 21.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsEngineering8.3%
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersEngineering6.4%
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamicsEngineering6.4%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy6.4%
- Particle Detector Development and PerformancePhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Superconducting Materials and ApplicationsEngineering5.5%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 122 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 183 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 67 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 129 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 108 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 112 days
- Sample
- 10 articles with submission and acceptance dates (9 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,790 / USD 1,990 / GBP 1,290 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,890 / EUR 1,690 / GBP 1,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,140 / USD 1,790 / EUR 1,590 | Yes | — |
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2195-7045
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation
What CAS zone is EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation. 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.
How long does peer review take at EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation?
Based on the dates recorded on 10 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 70–108 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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 EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation open access, and what is the APC?
EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .