SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,831CAS 1区Top JournalDiamond OAHybridDomestic Journal

Defence Technology

Abbreviation (ISO):DEF TECHNOL
Country: China•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.01•SCImago Rank: #4,831•Identifier (ISSN):2214-9147(Print)•Articles / Year: 175•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.4
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
69

69 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
175articles/year
98.71% Gold OA•94.8% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.4)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.035)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.172)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.637)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.261)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Defence Technology, sponsored by China Ordnance Society, is published quarterly and aims to become one of the well-known comprehensive journals in the world, which reports on the breakthroughs in defence technology by building up an international academic exchange platform for the defence technology related research. It publishes original research papers having direct bearing on defence, with a balanced coverage on analytical, experimental, numerical simulation and applied investigations. It covers various disciplines of science, technology and engineering.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering84.2%Materials science77.1%Physics76.3%Chemistry59%Computer science58.6%Composite material58.2%Quantum mechanics56.8%Organic chemistry53.4%Mathematics45.7%Thermodynamics43.2%Metallurgy42.5%Geography40.3%Aerospace engineering32.4%Mechanical engineering31.7%History30.1%Archaeology29.6%Biology28.4%Geology26.4%Mechanics25.1%Structural engineering25%Optics20.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,831Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringMaterials Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.01

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
69

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.97

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,964
3-Year Documents702
Citable Documents700

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Ceramics and CompositesQ1
Computational MechanicsQ1
Mechanical EngineeringQ1
Metals and AlloysQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
China Ordnance Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
bimonthly
Founding Year
1989
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER , RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1043 NX
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
13/178Q1
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
8/179Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—22684
20255.93351,426
202451842,078
20235.12494,107
20224.0351914,576
20213.1722004,980
20202.6371925,741
20191.2611826,242
201801324,974
2017—731,891
2016—891,510
2015—982,640
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Defence Technology

WoS Q1
0257201820192020202120222023202420255.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: a2933b87-000b-40b5-8fce-d7a8e283c30d
Database Updated: 2026-10-01