Journal profile · Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems
ISSN 2572-3901 · eISSN 2572-3898 · ASME
Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems is published by ASME and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation, Non-Destructive Testing Techniques and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, together about 53.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationEngineering23.8%
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering16.7%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering12.8%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering6.3%
- Machine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesEngineering5.5%
- Thermography and Photoacoustic TechniquesEngineering4%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering3.3%
- Fatigue and fracture mechanicsEngineering2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | 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
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
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 26 | 7 | 27 |
| 2024 | 40 | 6 | 168 |
| 2023 | 25 | 4 | 112 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 145 |
| 2021 | 38 | 9 | 450 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ASME
- ISSN
- 2572-3901
- Electronic ISSN
- 2572-3898
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems
What CAS zone is Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary / Instruments & Instrumentation / Materials Science, Characterization & Testing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .