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Quantum Beam Science
ISSN 2412-382X · MDPI AG · Switzerland
Quantum Beam Science: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quantum Beam Science is published by MDPI AG and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nuclear Physics and Applications, Ion-surface interactions and analysis and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, together about 30.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Quantum Beam Science (ISSN 2412-382X) is an international, open access journal that publishes reviews and original research focusing on the application of quantum beams for the study and characterization of materials in their widest sense, as well as developments of quantum beam sources, instrumentation and facilities. The journal publishes reviews, original research articles, and communications; there is no restriction on the maximum length of the papers. Quantum beams encompass a wide range of particle and radiation sources, including synchrotron radiation, X-rays, gamma rays, neutron beams, electrons, lasers, muons, positrons, ions, and extremely strong lasers. These beams can be applied to the study of diverse materials, such as crystalline, amorphous, magnetic, metallic, ceramic, biologic, hard and soft matter, warm dense matter, functional materials, and structural materials, among others. Quantum Beam Science spans various scientific disciplines, including solid-state physics, chemistry, crystallography, materials science, biology, geology, and earth and planetary materials, as well as engineering. Examples of research within this field encompass investigations into phase transformations in alloy development, modulated structures in spintronic systems, crystalline order and disorder, stresses in engineering specimens, changes in amorphous structure, excitations in functional materials, the interior of stars, electrochemistry in ion battery systems, imaging in life sciences, and the propagation of dislocations in crystals. We particularly encourage submissions of papers and Special Issues that utilize multiple quantum beams for complementary studies, such as neutron and synchrotron radiation, or muons and neutrons, to provide more comprehensive data. Our instrumental publications cover a wide range, including large user facilities, novel developments, sources, spectrometers, diffractometers, their functionality, and the fundamental aspects of probing, encompassing physical and optical principles, pertinent scattering and interaction theories relevant to the kind of radiation and their applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Oak RidgePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Japan 8, United States 4, France 4, Italy 3, Switzerland 3 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy15.2%
- Ion-surface interactions and analysisEngineering9.5%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine5.7%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering4.7%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Quantum Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Quantum Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCASPublisher website
Other: Astrophysics Data System
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 (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 53 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 190 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 283 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 286 |
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 first decision
- 33.6 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7.6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | CHF 1,600 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | CHF 1,600 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Neutron InstrumentationDeadline
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted18
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
MDPI follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines which state that, in order to qualify for authorship of a manuscript, the following criteria should be observed: Make substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; Draft the work or review it critically for important intel…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
According to The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, “Authors should avoid entering into agreements with study sponsors, both for-profit and non-profit, that interfere with authors’ access to all of the study’s data or that interfere with their ability to analyze and interpret the data and to prepare and publish manuscripts independently when and where they choose.” All authors mus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statements are required for all articles published with MDPI. During the peer review and editorial decision process, authors can be asked to share existing datasets or raw data that have been analyzed in the manuscript, and whether they will be made available to other researchers following publication. Authors will also be asked for the details of any existing datasets that have …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Research Ethics Research Involving Human Subjects Institutional Review Board Statement When reporting on research that involves human subjects, human material, human tissues, or human data, authors must declare that the investigations were carried out following the rules of the Declaration of Helsinki of 1975, which was revised in 2013. According to point 23 of this declaration, approval from the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright / Open Access
Articles published in QuBS will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The copyright is retained by the author(s). MDPI will insert the following note at the end of the published text: © 2026 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and condi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publication fees
If you transfer your manuscript to another open access (OA) journal, you will be charged an Article Processing Charge (APC) if your article is accepted for publication. The APC for each journal can be found on the individual journal’s website. For more information about APCs, please see here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial Process and Peer Review
All submissions are thoroughly peer-reviewed by experts within the field and undergo a structured editorial workflow designed to ensure quality, transparency, and scientific integrity. The full editorial procedure is available on the Editorial Process page and is also provided below. Pre-check Pre-check consists of a technical pre-check performed by the Editorial Office and an editorial pre-check …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints and Conference Papers
QuBS accepts submissions that have previously been made available as preprints provided that they have not undergone peer review. A preprint is a draft version of a paper made available online before submission to a journal. MDPI operates Preprints, a preprint server to which submitted papers can be uploaded directly after completing journal submission. Note that Preprints operates independently o…
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
- MDPI AG
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2412-382X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quantum Beam Science
What CAS zone is Quantum Beam Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Quantum Beam Science is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation / Materials Science, Characterization & Testing / Quantum Science & Technology. 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 Quantum Beam Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Quantum Beam Science?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Quantum Beam Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Quantum Beam Science based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (8), United States (4) and France (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Quantum Beam Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quantum Beam Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Quantum Beam Science open access, and what is the APC?
Quantum Beam Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .