Journal profile · INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
Metrology and Measurement Systems
ISSN 0860-8229 · eISSN 2300-1941 · Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation · Poland · Quarterly · Founded 1988
Metrology and Measurement Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.21; fully open access; no APC; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metrology and Measurement Systems is published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation 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 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contributions are invited on all aspects of the research, development and applications of the measurement science and technology. The list of topics covered includes: theory and general principles of measurement; measurement of physical, chemical and biological quantities; medical measurements; sensors and transducers; measurement data acquisition; measurement signal transmission; processing and data analysis; measurement systems and embedded systems; design, manufacture and evaluation of instruments. The average publication cycle is 6 months.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sensor Technology and Measurement SystemsComputer Science14.7%
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationDecision Sciences9.1%
- Advanced Measurement and Metrology TechniquesEngineering9%
- Advanced Electrical Measurement TechniquesEngineering7.4%
- Advanced Sensor Technologies ResearchEngineering5.7%
- Surface Roughness and Optical MeasurementsEngineering4.3%
- Optical measurement and interference techniquesComputer Science4.2%
- Flow Measurement and AnalysisEngineering3.3%
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)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.21LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 343OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,226 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 30 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 77 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 110 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 114 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 380 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous 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
- Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0860-8229
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-1941
- 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 Metrology and Measurement Systems
What CAS zone is Metrology and Measurement Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Metrology and Measurement Systems 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 Metrology and Measurement Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.21; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Metrology and Measurement Systems?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Metrology and Measurement Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metrology and Measurement Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Metrology and Measurement Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Metrology and Measurement Systems is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .