Fusion Science and Technology

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Fusion Science and Technology

description Trade journal
Area of ​​Expertise Nuclear fusion
language English
publishing company Taylor & Francis (UK, USA)
Headquarters London
First edition 1981 (2001)
Frequency of publication Per month
Editor-in-chief Leigh Winfrey, Fusion Science and Technology (FST)
editor American Nuclear Society
Web link www.ans.org/pubs/journals/fst/
ISSN (print) 1536-1055
ISSN (online) 1943-7641

Fusion Science and Technology (FST) ( German  fusion science and technology ) is the leading journal in the fields of fusion plasma physics and plasma technology, fusion nuclear technology and materials science, fusion applications, fusion design and system studies. Recent topics include plasma and fusion energy physics , tokamak experiments, stellarators , future combustion plasma experiments, target manufacture and technology for inertial fusion confinement , inertial fusion science and applications, tritium science and engineering, studies of magnetic and inertial fusion energy reactors , plasma control and some plasma diagnostic more. The name of the journal was Nuclear Technology - Fusion from 1981 to 1984 and Fusion Technology from 1984 to 2001 .

The bibliometric evaluation parameter impact factor for this magazine had the following values: 1,406 (2018), the five-year Impact Factor 0.917 (2018) citations per article .

Conception of the magazine

The publisher specifies the following subject areas for which the journal is relevant:

The sister journals Nuclear Science and Engineering and Nuclear Technology are also published by the American Nuclear Society . All three together cover the subject areas of the magazine Атомная энергия ( Atomnaja energija ).

Formats of the articles

There are six different formats for articles in the journal. This means in detail the following:

  • A technical articles ( technical paper ) is an original contribution to the field of knowledge.
  • A technical note or a technical note ( technical notes ) describes preliminary results or limited extensions of previously published work.
  • A critical review articles ( critical review ), however, combines an overview of a subject with a comprehensive literature review to the prior art, critically evaluate, the region adds not necessarily add new knowledge.
  • A fast communication ( Rapid communication ) enables rapid publication of innovative work of high and immediate interest to the readership of the magazine, after an accelerated review and processing.
  • A book review ( Book review ) gives an overview of a recently published book subject-specific, including a brief summary and an assessment (evaluation) for the community.
  • A letter to the editor ( Letter to the editor ) provides a fast medium for comments on editorial policies and for discussions on the content of other posts.

Indexing

The journal Nuclear Science and Engineering is indexed in the following bibliographic and citation databases (selection):

The so-called title information of the journal and the academic libraries in Germany and Austria in which the journal is available can be looked up in the journal database ( ZDB ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Journal Fusion Science and Technology . Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ MAGAZINE DATABASE. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  3. ↑ In 2020, 8 academic libraries in Germany and Austria will be running the journal.