Journal profile · Energy-Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Nuclear Energy and Technology
ISSN 2452-3038 · National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) · Russian Federation
Nuclear Energy and Technology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nuclear Energy and Technology is published by National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics and Nuclear Materials and Properties, together about 56.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Nuclear Energy and Technology journal will consider for publishing works on the following topics: nuclear fuel, nuclear power plant operation and life cycle, fuel cycles and cost, materials, processing, system and component technology, design and optimization, direct conversion of nuclear energy sources, reactor physics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics, structural analysis, fuel management and reprocessing, future developments, nuclear fuel and safety, neutron physics, computer technology (both software and hardware), modelling and benchmarking of nuclear codes, risk assessment, radioactive waste disposal and reactor thermal hydraulics, nuclear education and training, and supporting technologies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy-Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 6, Italy 3, Canada 1, Greece 1, Egypt 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering27.7%
- Nuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsEngineering14.4%
- Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Science14.1%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering13.1%
- Nuclear physics research studiesPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
- Advanced Power Generation TechnologiesEngineering3.6%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy3.5%
- Fusion materials and technologiesMaterials Science2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | Q3 | 66/97 | 32nd |
| Nuclear Energy and Engineering | Q3 | 62/85 | 27th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 535 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 255 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 318 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 257 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 195 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 175 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 184 |
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)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship/Contributorship
Some journals are integrated with Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT), in order to recognise individual author input within a publication, thereby ensuring professional and ethical conduct, while avoiding authorship disputes, gift / ghost authorship and similar pressing issues in academic publishing. During manuscript submission, the submitting author is strongly recommended to specify a contributo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the editorial process, the following relationships between editors and authors are considered conflicts of interest: Colleagues currently working in the same research group or department, recent co-authors, and doctoral students for which the editor served as committee chair. During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved by all author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.The publication in the journal is free of charge ("diamond" or "platinum" open access).Pensoft journals are Sherpa green journals that is: author can archive pre-print and post-print or publisher's version/PDF.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
This journal uses a single-blind peer review process. This means that the names of reviewers are hidden from the authors (the author does not know the identity of the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the identity of the author). Each article is reviewed by at least two independent experts, with a final decision on acceptance being made by the Subject Editor / Editor-in-Chief. Front-matter articles…
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
- National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI)
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2452-3038
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nuclear Energy and Technology
How long does peer review take at Nuclear Energy and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 weeks. 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 Energy and Technology based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (6), Italy (3) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nuclear Energy and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nuclear Energy and Technology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nuclear Energy and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Nuclear Energy and Technology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .