Nuclear Fusion

Aims & Scope

Nuclear Fusion publishes articles making significant advances to the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion.

The journal scope includes: -the production, heating and confinement of high temperature plasmas; -the physical properties of such plasmas; -the experimental or theoretical methods of exploring or explaining them; -fusion reactor physics; -reactor concepts; and -fusion technologies.

The journal has a dedicated Associate Editor for inertial confinement fusion.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Physics and Astronomy, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,060.00 GBP. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Reconstruction of current profile parameters and plasma shapes in tokamaks

  Citation: 1442

  Authors: L.L., H., R.D., A.G., W.

• Plasma-material interactions in current tokamaks and their implications for next step fusion reactors

  Citation: 1230

  Authors: G, C.H, J.N, J.P, C, A.A, A, V, C.S, J, W.R, D.G

• Neoclassical transport of impurities in tokamak plasmas

  Citation: 1072

  Authors: S.P., D.J.

• Chapter 3: MHD stability, operational limits and disruptions

  Citation: 1057

  Authors: T.C, J.C, J, A, A.H, R.J, A, T.P, R.S, Y, O, M, G, S, N, P, C.C, D.F, D.A, G.T.A, A.W, A, S.C, Y, A, C, H.R, R.J. La, E, Y.Q, V, J, S, V, S.V, Y, G, M, T, R, G, F, V.D, V, M, O, M.J, M, P, E.J, M, M, A.D, E, D.G, R, H, the ITPA MHD, Disruption and Magnet

• Chapter 4: Power and particle control

  Citation: 975

  Authors: A, B, A.S, G.F, P.C, N, G.F, G, A, K, A, V, D, J, J, D, R, T, W, A, M, P, M, A, S, B, P, A.W, P, R, H, B, R.A, S, J, E, the ITPA Scrape-off Layer and Diver

• Chapter 2: Plasma confinement and transport

  Citation: 961

  Authors: ITER Physics Expert Group on Confin, ITER Physics Expert Group on Confin, ITER Physics Basis

• Chapter 1: Overview and summary

  Citation: 954

  Authors: ITER Physics Basis, ITER Physics Expert Group Chairs an, ITER Joint Central Team and Physics

• Chapter 1: Overview and summary

  Citation: 755

  Authors: M, D.J, V, M, N, K, M, V.D, N, J, N, A.E, A.J.H, E.J, A, C, Y, O, T.C, W, S, Y, A, B, A, K, V, T.H, A, A.C.C

• Improved formulas for fusion cross-sections and thermal reactivities

  Citation: 744

  Authors: H.-S, G.M

• Measurements of microturbulence in tokamaks and comparisons with theories of turbulence and anomalous transport

  Citation: 736

  Authors: Paulett C.