Journal profile · Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Measurement Techniques
ISSN 0543-1972 · eISSN 1573-8906 · Springer US · RUSSIA · Monthly · Founded 1958
Measurement Techniques: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); subscription journal; median 70 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Measurement Techniques is published by Springer US 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 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems, Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation and Engineering Technology and Methodologies, together about 38.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Measurement Techniques contains articles of interest to all who are engaged in the study and application of fundamental measurements. Topics covered include: General problems of metrology; Uniformity of measurement results; Measurement standards of the units of physical quantities; Measurement methods; New measurement techniques in all fields of measurement (linear, mechanical, electromagnetic, optical, time and frequency, thermo-technical, ionising radiations etc.). The journal Measurement Techniques is a translation of the Russian journal Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika and till 2022 selected articles from Metrologiya. All articles are peer-reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Evgeniy R. LazarenkoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 13 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sensor Technology and Measurement SystemsComputer Science19%
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationDecision Sciences9.9%
- Engineering Technology and MethodologiesEngineering9.3%
- Advanced Measurement and Metrology TechniquesEngineering7.3%
- Engineering Diagnostics and ReliabilityEngineering6.3%
- Advanced Sensor Technologies ResearchEngineering5.6%
- Calibration and Measurement TechniquesEngineering5%
- Advanced Electrical Measurement TechniquesEngineering4.3%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 309OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 96LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 59,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22,505 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 93 | 2 | 30 |
| 2024 | 107 | 1 | 147 |
| 2023 | 133 | 4 | 257 |
| 2022 | 129 | 2 | 298 |
| 2021 | 146 | 8 | 379 |
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
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 93 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 168 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 249 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (125 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review
- AI use
LLMs cannot be authors Model summary
Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, do not currently satisfy our authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data and code transparency requested Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Follows COPE guidelines on misconduct Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions/exclusions allowed Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0543-1972
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-8906
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 7-8 (November 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Measurement Techniques
What CAS zone is Measurement Techniques in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Measurement Techniques is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation. 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.
What is the impact factor of Measurement Techniques?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Measurement Techniques?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 45–93 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Measurement Techniques?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Suggested reviewers: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Measurement Techniques based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Measurement Techniques?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Measurement Techniques is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Measurement Techniques open access, and what is the APC?
Measurement Techniques 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, 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: .