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, book reviews, 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.
Book reviews give an overview of a recently published book, including a brief summary and statement of value to the community. Such reviews must be from an independent party.
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 dozens of research libraries and institutions. Our Author Services page provides you with tips and tricks for promoting your research on social media and through your network. Upon publication, authors are provided 50 free e-prints to share with anyone they wish. Quickly and easily track the impact of your paper with the help of Authored Works.
Peer Review Policy Before submitting, review our Instructions for Authors page for journal guidelines. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to rigorous and rapid peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single-anonymized. Questions? Contact the journal office.
70 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
66 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
73% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editorial Office American Nuclear Society 1111 Pasquinelli Dr. Suite 350 Westmont IL, 60559 USA
Associate Editors Jamie Coble - University of Tennessee–Knoxville, USA Tomasz Kozlowski - University of Illinois, USA Kamil Tucek - European Commission Directorate-General for Energy, Luxembourg Man-Sung Yim - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Editorial Advisory Board Todd Allen - University of Michigan, USA Stephen Bajorek - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA Heng Ban - University of Pittsburgh, USA Edward Blandford - Kairos Power, USA Shannon Bragg-Sitton - Idaho National Laboratory, USA Blair Bromley - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canada Francesco D’Auria - University of Pisa, Italy Anna Erickson - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Paolo Ferroni - Westinghouse Electric Company, USA Fabrizio Gabrielli - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Lin-Wen Hu - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Eric Loewen - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, USA Wade Marcum - Oregon State University, USA Fulvio Mascari - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy Ferry Roelofs - NRG, the Netherlands Dean Wang - Ohio State University, USA Zeyun Wu - Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Editors Emeritus Louis G. Stang, Jr., February 1965 to June 1969 Roy G. Post, July 1969 to December 1989 James F. Schumar, January 1990 to March 1990 William F. Vogelsang, April 1990 to June 1997 Nicholas Tsoulfanidis, July 1997 to June 2015 Andrew C. Klein, July 2015 to September 2023
ANS Officers Kenneth Petersen, President Lisa Marshall, Vice President/President-Elect Harsh Desai, Treasurer Craig H. Piercy, Executive Director/CEO
ANS Publications Staff John Fabian, Publications Director David Strutz, Production Manager Faith Michal, Peer Review Specialist
Abstracting and indexing
Nuclear Technology is indexed in:
Chemical Abstracts Service Chemical Abstracts (Online)
Clarivate Analytics Current Contents Web of Science
EBSCOhost (various)
Elsevier BV Ei Compendex (COMPuterized ENgineering InDEX) Scopus, 1971-
Gale Academic OneFile, 01/2015- InfoTrac Custom, 1/2015-
International Atomic Energy Agency INIS Collection Search (International Nuclear Information System)
National Library of Medicine PubMed
Ovid GeoRef
Personal Alert (E-mail)
ProQuest (various)
The Engineering Index Monthly (DVD)
The Getty Conservation Institute AATA Online (Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts), coverage dropped
World Ceramics Abstracts (Online), Selective
Open access
Nuclear Technology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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