Aims & Scope

The Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest (ISSN 0270-5214) is an unclassified technical journal published quarterly under the auspices of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).

Published in print and online, the Digest seeks to communicate the work performed at APL to its sponsors and to the scientific and engineering communities, defense establishment, academia, and industry.

The electronic version may include multimedia capabilities for enhanced visualization of some concepts.

The following abstracting services currently cover the Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest: Chemical Abstracts; Current Contents; Engineering Village; and the following CSA abstracts: Aerospace and High Technology Database; Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts; Computer and Information Systems Abstracts; Electronics and Communications Abstracts; Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts; Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts; and Oceanic Abstracts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 0.2
2024 0.10

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 22570

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.179

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q4

h-index

Year Value
2024 39

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
0.2
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.179
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q4
First Published: 2024

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