Journal profile · Nuclear Science & Technology
Nuclear Technology
ISSN 0029-5450 · eISSN 1943-7471 · American Nuclear Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1971
Nuclear Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.19; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 154 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 227 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nuclear Technology is published by American Nuclear Society 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 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Materials and Properties and Nuclear and radioactivity studies, together about 49.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nuclear Technology aims to be the leading international publication reporting new information on the practical application of nuclear science for peaceful uses. We publish research articles, notes, review articles, rapid communications, and letters to the editor on all phases of applications of fundamental research to nuclear technology. Research articles present original contributions to the field of knowledge. Notes are contributions narrowly focused on a specific research subject or are minor extensions of previous works. Review articles combine a focused topical overview with an extensive literature review to critically evaluate the state-of-the-art, but do not necessarily add new knowledge to the field. Rapid communications report fast-breaking research, after accelerated review, of high and immediate interest to the journal readership. Letters to the editor are miscellaneous correspondence to the journal’s editorial office that is not specifically a comment on or response to a published article. Addendum describes published work that adds additional information or clarification to another work. The title may include “Addendum” with the related article that is the subject of the addendum mentioned. Corrections are modifications or corrections of errors in previously published material. We welcome submissions that explore the following topics: Nuclear reactor technology, design, operations, safety, thermal hydraulics, instrumentation, neutronics, fuel, licensing, security, economics, and waste management, encompassing both existing and advanced reactors Design, operation, and economics of fuel cycles and their facilities Safety and accident analysis Nonproliferation and verification technology and applications Radiation detection and measurement Computer applications in the nuclear industry Radiation shielding Nuclear risk management Fuel cycle technologies Radioactive waste disposal Materials applications in the nuclear industry Health physics Isotope production Medical uses of nuclear science Once your article has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will be single-anonymized peer reviewed by expert referees. Author benefits Nuclear Technology is abstracted and indexed in several prestigious databases, including The Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, INIS Collection Search, and more. We are an international research journal of the American Nuclear Society, providing your research an expanded reach to our 11,000 global members plus do
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nuclear Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Yassin HassanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering22%
- Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Science17%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering10.2%
- Nuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsEngineering9.5%
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesMaterials Science7.8%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- Radioactive element chemistry and processingChemistry3.5%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences3.3%
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 | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | 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 | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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 CompendexWeb of SciencePubMedCASGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, INIS Collection Search, Clarivate Analytics, EBSCOhost (various), Elsevier BV, Gale Academic OneFile, 01/2015-, InfoTrac Custom, 1/2015-, International Atomic Energy Agency, National Library of Medicine, Ovid, ProQuest (various), The Getty Conservation Institute, World Ceramics Abstracts (Online), Selective
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
- 1.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.08Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,471OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 221LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 298,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,716 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 308 | 77 | 80 |
| 2025 | 227 | 60 | 307 |
| 2024 | 231 | 58 | 575 |
| 2023 | 180 | 56 | 801 |
| 2022 | 124 | 53 | 820 |
| 2021 | 167 | 89 | 1,854 |
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
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 204 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 74 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (574 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 76%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 82 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7
- addendumAddendum describes published work that adds additional information or clarification to another work.Length not stated
- correctionsCorrections are modifications or corrections of errors in previously published material.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the editor are miscellaneous correspondence to the journal’s editorial office that is not specifically a comment on or response to a published articl…Length not stated
- notesNotes are contributions narrowly focused on a specific research subject or are minor extensions of previous works.Length not stated
- rapid communicationsRapid communications report fast-breaking research, after accelerated review, of high and immediate interest to the journal readership.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles present original contributions to the field of knowledge.Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles combine a focused topical overview with an extensive literature review to critically evaluate the state-of-the-art, but do not necessarily add n…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics: adheres to highest standards; Taylor & Francis is a member of COPE and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Nuclear Technology 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 discoverability and read…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review type: single-anonymized peer review by expert referees after suitability assessment by the editor. Model summary
Once your article has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will be single-anonymized peer reviewed by expert referees.
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
- American Nuclear Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0029-5450
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-7471
- Society / sponsor
- American Nuclear Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 212, Issue 10 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nuclear Technology
What CAS zone is Nuclear Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nuclear Technology is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nuclear Science & Technology. 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 Nuclear Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.19; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at Nuclear Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 113–204 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 76%. 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 Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nuclear Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, PubMed, CAS, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nuclear Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Nuclear Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .