Journal profile · Nuclear Science & Technology
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids
ISSN 1042-0150 · eISSN 1029-4953 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1989
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.58; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 102 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 157 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Ion-surface interactions and analysis, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials and Glass properties and applications, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal covers a wide range of topics under radiation and plasma sciences. The range of contributions encompasses: radiation physics; radiochemistry, radiobiology, electrical and mechanical effects of radiation, and their secondary effects such as diffusion and particle emission from surfaces; plasma techniques and plasma phenomena. On plasma science the Journal covers all areas of fusion, space and low temperature plasmas. Plasma The Journal covers all areas of Plasma Science and Technology. It solicits papers on fusion theory, modelling and experiments, tokamak, stellarator, other fusion devices, plasma equilibrium and transport, improved modes, etc. While considering fusion energy the journal intends to give a special emphasis on the environmental aspects of the energy production. On space plasma it covers all areas – ionosphere, magnetosphere, solar plasma, radiation belt, solar wind, space weather effects and also the physics of the lower atmosphere. The Journal also covers all areas of laboratory low temperature plasma physics, laser-plasma interactions, plasma accelerators and plasma processing technology. Radiation Topics covered include: atomic and electronic properties of defects induced by radiation; the influence of such defects on lattice properties and processes; the lattice-defect approach to solid state reactions such as clustering, precipitation, laser annealing and the role of impurities; defect dynamics in a non-steady state such as under-particle or electromagnetic irradiation, or during rapid temperature change; radiation enhanced oxidation; problems associated with the metastable nature of amorphous materials and surface modifications. All research articles published in Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the Editor and refereeing by anonymous referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nuclear Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief S. SenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Italy 1, Canada 1, Czechia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ion-surface interactions and analysisEngineering13.8%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science10.6%
- Glass properties and applicationsMaterials Science5.5%
- Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyMaterials Science5.3%
- Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and IrradiationMaterials Science4.6%
- Nuclear materials and radiation effectsMaterials Science4.6%
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering4.4%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Physics, Condensed Matter | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | 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 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Condensed Matter | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Condensed Matter | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | 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 CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System, Academic Keys, CASSI SM, Clarivate Analytics: SciSearch®, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), ProQuest® Abstracts in New Technology & Engineering, ProQuest® Aerospace Database, ProQuest® Aluminium Industry Abstracts, ProQuest® Ceramic Abstracts, ProQuest® Civil Engineering Abstracts, ProQuest® Computer and Information Systems Abstracts, ProQuest® Copper Technical Reference Library, ProQuest® Corrosion Abstracts, ProQuest® Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database, ProQuest® Earthquake Engineering Abstracts Database, ProQuest® Electronics and Communications Database, ProQuest® Engineered Materials Abstracts, ProQuest® Environmental Engineering Abstracts, ProQuest® Materials Business File, ProQuest® METADEX, ProQuest® SciTech Premium Collection, ProQuest® Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts, Science & Technology Collection
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
- 1.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.57Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 880OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 149LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 68,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 68,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,910 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | 13 | 39 |
| 2025 | 157 | 19 | 230 |
| 2024 | 171 | 34 | 620 |
| 2023 | 110 | 11 | 464 |
| 2022 | 117 | 9 | 507 |
| 2021 | 73 | 1 | 380 |
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
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (319 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)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 43 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 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 dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles published in Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the Editor and refereeing by anonymous referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Model summary
All research articles published in Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the Editor and refereeing by anonymous referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 1042-0150
- Electronic ISSN
- 1029-4953
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 181, Issue 7-8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids
What CAS zone is Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nuclear Science & Technology / Physics, Condensed Matter / Physics, Fluids & Plasmas. 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 Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.58; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 70–152 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 26% (2025). 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 Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Italy (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids open access, and what is the APC?
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .