Fusion Science & Technology
ISSN 1536-1055 · Taylor & Francis · United States · active 1983–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q2
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 1.0
- SJR
- 0.42
- h-index
- 66
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 25 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Fusion Science & Technology is Q2 in 4 of its 5 subject categories and Q3 in the other 1. Its best category quartile is Q2.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Energy and Engineering | Q2 | #36 of 81 |
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | Q2 | #46 of 94 |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q2 | #200 of 418 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Q2 | #309 of 696 |
| Materials Science (miscellaneous) | Q3 | #373 of 700 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 1.24
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 132
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Fusion Science & Technology is Q2 in 4 of its 5 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Nuclear Energy and Engineering: Q2, #36 of 81), with SJR 0.42 (Scimago) and an h-index of 66 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 59 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to post-review decision
- 72 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Acceptance to publication
- 57 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Acceptance rate
- 35%Publisher-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusWeb of Science
- Access status:
- hybrid. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Fusion Science & Technology a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Fusion Science & Technology. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, which is a positive signal.
Is Fusion Science & Technology indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Fusion Science & Technology appears in: Scopus, Web of Science. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Fusion Science & Technology?
Papers in Fusion Science & Technology are cited about 1.0 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q2, with an h-index of 66. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Fusion Science & Technology (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Fusion Science & Technology is Q2 in 4 of its 5 subject categories and Q3 in the other 1. By category: Nuclear Energy and Engineering: Q2, #36 of 81; Nuclear and High Energy Physics: Q2, #46 of 94; Civil and Structural Engineering: Q2, #200 of 418; Mechanical Engineering: Q2, #309 of 696; Materials Science (miscellaneous): Q3, #373 of 700. Its best category quartile is Q2. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Fusion Science & Technology is cited about 1.0 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 66.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Fusion Science & Technology?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Fusion Science & Technology. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q2 in Nuclear Energy and Engineering and 3 other categories, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Fusion Science & Technology open access?
Our index records its access status as "hybrid". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does Fusion Science & Technology take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for Fusion Science & Technology takes about 59 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own.
What is the acceptance rate of Fusion Science & Technology?
Fusion Science & Technology reports an acceptance rate of about 35% — Publisher-reported. Acceptance rates vary by article type and change from year to year, and a publisher-stated figure is the journal's own, so treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee.
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