Journal profile · Engineering, Multidisciplinary
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0957-0233 · eISSN 1361-6501 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1990
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 111 days to acceptance (135 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 80%; 1,803 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques, Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques and Optical measurement and interference techniques, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Measurement Science and Technology publishes articles on new measurement techniques and associated instrumentation. Papers that describe experiments must represent an advance in measurement science or measurement technique rather than the application of established experimental technique. Bearing in mind the multidisciplinary nature of the journal, authors must provide an introduction to their work that makes clear the novelty, significance, broader relevance of their work in a measurement context and relevance to the readership of Measurement Science and Technology. All submitted articles should contain consideration of the uncertainty, precision and/or accuracy of the measurements presented.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Machine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesEngineering9.2%
- Advanced Measurement and Metrology TechniquesEngineering7.8%
- Optical measurement and interference techniquesComputer Science7.6%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering6%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering4.3%
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering4.2%
- Surface Roughness and Optical MeasurementsEngineering4.1%
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationDecision Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119LetPub ·
- h-index
- 183OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,447OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 24.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2,086LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,899 | 1,378 | 514 |
| 2025 | 1,803 | 291 | 4,529 |
| 2024 | 1,818 | 730 | 12,040 |
| 2023 | 1,080 | 902 | 11,016 |
| 2022 | 746 | 262 | 8,990 |
| 2021 | 650 | 316 | 9,365 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (135 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 126 days
- Sample
- 135 articles with submission and acceptance dates (4,277 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 80%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability
Supplementary material and research data are encouraged at submission; accepted files receive DOIs and are published alongside the article on IOPscience. Model summary
IOP Publishing encourages authors to submit supplementary material and/or research data at submission. If the article is accepted for publication, each file will receive a unique digital object identifier (DOI) so that it is citable and discoverable in addition to the article itself.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Authors must obtain written permission from copyright holders for reused figures, including their own previously published figures, unless reuse is allowed under the publisher's author rights policy. Model summary
The following information is available to help you with our copyright and permissions policies. Copyright Reusing IOP Published content Reusing third party material in new IOP content Creative Commons Licences CCC Republication service STM Permissions guidelines Permissions FAQs
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review model may be single-anonymous or double-anonymous depending on the journal; formatting requirements differ accordingly. Model summary
Check the peer review model for the journal you are submitting to. If the peer review model is single-anonymous then your PDF will need to contain the names and institutes of authors at the start of the text. Figures and tables also need to be included within the text. If double-anonymous then you will need to anonymise your manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint pre-publication policy: authors may share preprints anywhere at any time, provided copyright is not transferred and no exclusive licence is granted. Model summary
IOP’s Preprint pre-publication policy allows authors to share a Preprint of their article anywhere at any time, subject to two restrictions. This means that IOP will consider articles which have already been posted as a Preprint anywhere online, provided that (i) you did not and do not transfer (assign) ownership of its copyright, and (ii) you did not and do not grant an exclusive licence to it.
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0957-0233
- Electronic ISSN
- 1361-6501
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
What CAS zone is MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary / Instruments & Instrumentation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.61; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 183.
How long does peer review take at MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY?
Based on the dates recorded on 135 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 84–142 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “80%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
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: .