Journal profile · Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation
ISSN 1058-9759 · eISSN 1477-2671 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.31; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 124 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 443 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 2 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 Geophysical Methods and Applications, together about 46.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation publishes the pioneer results of research and development in the underlying theory, novel techniques and applications of Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT&E) in the form of letters, original papers and invited review articles. Articles concerning both the investigation of physical processes and the development of mechanical processes as well as techniques are welcomed. Studies of conventional techniques, including radiography, ultrasound, eddy currents, magnetic properties and magnetic particle inspection, thermal imaging and dye penetrant, will be considered. In addition to traditional and new NDT&E topics, high quality findings from related research areas, including biomedical NDE, structural health and condition monitoring, sensor technology, new techniques for simulation and modelling, processing and analysing data from NDE methods are also within the scope of the journal. Articles are invited on general aspects of NDT&E in education, training, validation and links with engineering. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation is a member of Committe on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Editor-in-chief Gui Yun TianPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 40%); most named Mainland China 2, Italy 1, Canada 1, Norway 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationEngineering21%
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering17.8%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering7.3%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering6.7%
- Thermography and Photoacoustic TechniquesEngineering5.9%
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering5.9%
- Machine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesEngineering4.7%
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionEngineering3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Astrophysics Data System, OCLC, British Library Inside, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Collections Online, New Jour, OCLC ArticleFirst, Zetoc
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
- 4.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.65LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.65Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 577OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 459LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 130,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,234 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 404 | 24 | 156 |
| 2025 | 443 | 23 | 1,248 |
| 2024 | 302 | 23 | 2,820 |
| 2023 | 128 | 6 | 1,718 |
| 2022 | 66 | 14 | 989 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 294 |
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
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 199 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 142 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (942 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is single anonymized; submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne 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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1058-9759
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-2671
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation
What CAS zone is Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation is in Zone 2 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Characterization & Testing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.31; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 79–199 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. 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 JCR quartile is Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Materials Science.
Where are the editorial board members of Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 40%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), Italy (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation open access, and what is the APC?
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .