Journal profile · Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Johns Hopkins APL technical digest
ISSN 0270-5214 · eISSN 1930-0530 · Johns Hopkins University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1980
Johns Hopkins APL technical digest: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Johns Hopkins APL technical digest is published by Johns Hopkins University Press 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 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Spacecraft Design and Technology and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest (ISSN 0270-5214) is an unclassified technical journal published quarterly under the auspices of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). Published in print and online, the Digest seeks to communicate the work performed at APL to its sponsors and to the scientific and engineering communities, defense establishment, academia, and industry. The electronic version may include multimedia capabilities for enhanced visualization of some concepts. The following abstracting services currently cover the Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest: Chemical Abstracts; Current Contents; Engineering Village; and the following CSA abstracts: Aerospace and High Technology Database; Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts; Computer and Information Systems Abstracts; Electronics and Communications Abstracts; Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts; Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts; and Oceanic Abstracts.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy12.6%
- Spacecraft Design and TechnologyEngineering9.5%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy9.3%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences7%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering5.4%
- Systems Engineering Methodologies and ApplicationsEngineering4.3%
- Space Technology and ApplicationsEngineering4.3%
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesEngineering3.9%
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 | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 357 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
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)
- over 12 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
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0270-5214
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-0530
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Johns Hopkins APL technical digest
What CAS zone is Johns Hopkins APL technical digest in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Johns Hopkins APL technical digest is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Johns Hopkins APL technical digest?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Johns Hopkins APL technical digest?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Johns Hopkins APL technical digest is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Johns Hopkins APL technical digest open access, and what is the APC?
Johns Hopkins APL technical digest 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; 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: .