Journal profile · NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection
ISSN 1451-3994 · Vinca Inst Nuclear Sci · Serbia · Semiannual · Founded 2002
Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.33; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection is published by Vinca Inst Nuclear Sci 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 Physics and Applications, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements and Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection is an international scientific journal covering the wide range of disciplines involved in nuclear science and technology as well as in the field of radiation protection. The journal is open for scientific papers, short papers, review articles, and technical papers dealing with nuclear power, research reactors, accelerators, nuclear materials, waste management, radiation measurements, and environmental problems. However, basic reactor physics and design, particle and radiation transport theory, and development of numerical methods and codes will also be important aspects of the editorial policy.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy10.6%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions10.5%
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesMaterials Science10.5%
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering9%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy7.7%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering7.5%
- Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Science4.9%
- Radioactive contamination and transferEnvironmental Science4.4%
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 46.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 924 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 72 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 95 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 126 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 163 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 275 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 300 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 150 | No | — |
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
- Vinca Inst Nuclear Sci
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1451-3994
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection
What CAS zone is Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection 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 & Radiation Protection?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.33; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection open access, and what is the APC?
Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .