Journal profile · Energy-Nuclear Energy and Engineering
International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology
ISSN 2468-6050 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology: fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering and Nuclear and radioactivity studies, together about 57.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to creating a platform for...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy-Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Editor-in-chief Wenxi TianPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 43 in mainland China (about 72%); most named Mainland China 43, United States 10, Japan 3, Canada 2, South Korea 1 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsEngineering26.2%
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering20%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering11.6%
- Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Science9.1%
- Heat transfer and supercritical fluidsEngineering6.5%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering4.1%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering2.2%
- Radioactive contamination and transferEnvironmental Science2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Energy and Engineering | Q3 | 48/85 | 44th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 58 | 238 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 195 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 146 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 134 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 87 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 38 |
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 review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- communicationsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, communications.Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, communications. Please ensure that yo…Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, communications.Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, communications. Please ensure that yo…Length not stated
- reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, communications.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Changes to Authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts: Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. Permission of the so…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access Model summary
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2468-6050
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 43 (about 72%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (43), United States (10) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .