Academic Journal
Q2Instruments
About Instruments
Instruments is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.459 and H-index of 22.
Coverage: 2017-2026. Research categories: Instrumentation (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 1.4 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: instruments@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Antonio Ereditato (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Particle Detector Development and Performance; Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies; Particle accelerators and beam dynamics; Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers; Nuclear Physics and Applications; Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena.
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Aims & Scope
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