Journal profile · Physics, Nuclear
Nuclear Data Sheets
ISSN 0090-3752 · eISSN 1095-9904 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1971
Nuclear Data Sheets: CAS Zone 2 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,240; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nuclear Data Sheets is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nuclear physics research studies, Nuclear Physics and Applications and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, together about 54% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Nuclear Data Sheets are current and are published monthly. They are devoted to compilation and evaluations of experimental and theoretical results in Nuclear Physics. The journal is mostly produced from Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF), a computer file maintained by the US National Nuclear Data Center.Nuclear Structure Data: Evaluated nuclear structure data for A>20. (Data for A<21 are also contained in ENSDF but published elsewhere.) The evaluations include the best experimental results for various radioactive decays and nuclear reaction studies. The adopted nuclear properties include the following:• Level schemes and excitation energies • Half-life, decay modes • Spin-parity values and their bases • Magnetic dipole moments • Electric quadrupole moments • Disintegration energies • Radiations • Transition probabilities • Band structureDecay schemes, level schemes, and isobaric chains are displayed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Nuclear
Editor-in-chief Elizabeth Ricard-MccutchanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear physics research studiesPhysics and Astronomy24.1%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy20.5%
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering9.3%
- Astronomical and nuclear sciencesPhysics and Astronomy8.4%
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Molecular spectroscopy and chiralityChemistry3.4%
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesMaterials Science2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 1 |
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
- 2.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,166OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 5 | 23 |
| 2025 | 26 | 6 | 36 |
| 2024 | 28 | 7 | 127 |
| 2023 | 18 | 11 | 82 |
| 2022 | 26 | 13 | 162 |
| 2021 | 29 | 17 | 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 3,240 / EUR 3,030 / GBP 2,590 / JPY 401,860 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,920 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,920 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0090-3752
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-9904
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nuclear Data Sheets
What CAS zone is Nuclear Data Sheets in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nuclear Data Sheets is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Physics, Nuclear. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nuclear Data Sheets?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.39; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Nuclear Data Sheets?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Nuclear Data Sheets based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nuclear Data Sheets?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nuclear Data Sheets is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nuclear Data Sheets open access, and what is the APC?
Nuclear Data Sheets is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,240.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .