Journal profile · Spectroscopy
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN 0168-9002 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Biweekly · Founded 1984
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,620; review 1–2 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 66%); 939 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, Particle Detector Development and Performance and Nuclear Physics and Applications, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Spectroscopy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy15.8%
- Particle Detector Development and PerformancePhysics and Astronomy13.3%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy11%
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersEngineering6.9%
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamicsEngineering6.3%
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Particles & Fields | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Particles & Fields | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Nuclear | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Particles & Fields | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 149LetPub ·
- h-index
- 227OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20,696OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 889LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 55,957 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 756 | 379 | 143 |
| 2025 | 939 | 465 | 1,192 |
| 2024 | 975 | 566 | 2,788 |
| 2023 | 876 | 471 | 4,207 |
| 2022 | 1,054 | 569 | 6,166 |
| 2021 | 748 | 377 | 6,020 |
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)
- 1–2 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66%LetPub ·
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 2,620 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 2,100 / JPY 324,960 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Biweekly
- Founded
- 1984
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
What CAS zone is NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation / Nuclear Science & Technology / Physics, Nuclear / Physics, Particles & Fields. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.49; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 227.
How long does peer review take at NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT?
Authors report an average review time of 1–2 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 66%)”. 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 NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT open access, and what is the APC?
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,620.
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: .