Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING
Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
ISSN 1225-7842 · eISSN 2287-402X
Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing 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 Engineering Applied Research, together about 50.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationEngineering21.7%
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering15.2%
- Engineering Applied ResearchEngineering13.4%
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering5.3%
- Thermography and Photoacoustic TechniquesEngineering5.1%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering4.5%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering3.9%
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionEngineering3.8%
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 | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,726 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 51 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 49 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | 54 | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 | 41 | 1 | 41 |
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
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
- ISSN
- 1225-7842
- Electronic ISSN
- 2287-402X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
What CAS zone is Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Characterization & Testing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing 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: .