Journal profile · Physics, Applied
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
ISSN 1044-677X · eISSN 2165-7254 · National Institute of Standards and Technology · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0; fully open access; no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is published by National Institute of Standards and Technology 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 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation, Nuclear Physics and Applications and Calibration and Measurement Techniques, together about 32.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Research of NIST reports NIST research and development in metrology and related fields of physical science, engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, biotechnology, information technology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Applied
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationDecision Sciences13.4%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy9.7%
- Calibration and Measurement TechniquesEngineering9.1%
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy6.6%
- Advanced Sensor Technologies ResearchEngineering5.4%
- Advanced Measurement and Metrology TechniquesEngineering4.1%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy3.9%
- Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarth and Planetary Sciences3.8%
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 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in SCIE on 19 January 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 639OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 290OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.09%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,420 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 290 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 49 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 490 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 1044-677X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-7254
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation / Physics, Applied. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology?
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 Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .