Journal profile
Plasma and Fusion Research
Plasma and Fusion Research is published by Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research under ISSN 1880-6821. It holds an h-index of 36 across 2,411 indexed works, with a two-year mean citedness of 0.57, and is open access. Its main subject areas are Magnetic confinement fusion research, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Fusion materials and technologies.
Below: the full publication record, and one real article from the journal formatted in IEEE, APA, and BibTeX so you can match field order against a source you can check.
Publication record and impact metrics
| Publisher | Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research |
|---|---|
| ISSN-L | 1880-6821 |
| Indexed works | 2,411 |
| Total citations | 813,889 |
| h-index | 36 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 0.57 |
| Open access | Open access |
| Main topics | Magnetic confinement fusion research · Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics · Fusion materials and technologies · Plasma Diagnostics and Applications · Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics |
Publication figures come from this journal's OpenAlex record, released under CC0, and are a dated snapshot rather than a live count. Check the publisher for current scope and submission requirements.
A worked example from this journal
The source
Radiation Resistant Camera System for Monitoring Deuterium Plasma Discharges in the Large Helical Device
- Authors
- M. Shoji, LHD Experiment Group
- Year
- 2020
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 0
- Pages
- 2402039
IEEE
M. Shoji, L. E. Group "Radiation Resistant Camera System for Monitoring Deuterium Plasma Discharges in the Large Helical Device," Plasma and Fusion Research, vol. 15, no. 0, pp. 2402039, 2020, doi: 10.1585/pfr.15.2402039.
IEEE prints author initials before the surname and abbreviates the periodical title. Check the abbreviation for Plasma and Fusion Research against your target publication's reference list before submitting.
APA
Shoji, M., & Group, L. E. (2020). Radiation Resistant Camera System for Monitoring Deuterium Plasma Discharges in the Large Helical Device. Plasma and Fusion Research, 15(0), 2402039. https://doi.org/10.1585/pfr.15.2402039
APA puts the year directly after the authors, keeps the full journal title in italics, and renders the DOI as a URL.
BibTeX
@article{shoji2020,
author = {M. Shoji and LHD Experiment Group},
title = {Radiation Resistant Camera System for Monitoring Deuterium Plasma Discharges in the Large Helical Device},
journal = {Plasma and Fusion Research},
volume = {15},
number = {0},
pages = {2402039},
year = {2020},
issn = {1880-6821},
doi = {10.1585/pfr.15.2402039}
}The citation key is the first author's surname and the year. Keep it stable once it appears in a draft, because renaming it breaks every cite that used it.
What to verify before you submit
- The volume and page range. Plasma and Fusion Research records 2,411 works, and articles published online first can carry a different volume from the final issue. Cite the version you read.
- The abbreviated title. IEEE style uses standard periodical abbreviations, and registry metadata almost always returns the full name instead.
- Author name order. Registry records store full given names; IEEE and APA both want initials, formatted differently from each other.
- Whether the article is open access. This journal is open access, which affects whether a reader can reach the version you cited.
- That the source supports your claim. A correctly formatted reference says nothing about whether the passage backs the sentence citing it.
How this journal sits in the record
Plasma and Fusion Research carries an h-index of 36, which is above 0% of the journals covered here, and its articles have accumulated 813,889 citations across 2,411 indexed works. Its two-year mean citedness is 0.57.
Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research is the only publisher of this title in the set covered here, so check its own author guidance for reference style.
These are indexing figures describing how often work in this venue is cited. They say nothing about whether a particular article is sound, and they are not a substitute for reading it.
Questions about Plasma and Fusion Research
What is the ISSN of Plasma and Fusion Research?
The linking ISSN is 1880-6821. Use it in a BibTeX issn field so the entry stays resolvable.
Who publishes Plasma and Fusion Research?
Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research publishes it. Check the journal's own author guidance rather than a general publisher template, because reference style is set per title.
Is Plasma and Fusion Research open access?
OpenAlex records it as open access, though it is not listed in DOAJ. An open-access article is reachable by any reader, so a reviewer can check the passage you cited without a subscription.
How do I cite an article from Plasma and Fusion Research in LaTeX?
Use the BibTeX entry above as the pattern. The entry type is article, the journal field holds the full title, and the citation key shoji2020 follows the first author's surname and the year. Brace any acronym in the title so your bibliography style does not lowercase it.
Does Plasma and Fusion Research use page numbers or article numbers?
The example article runs from page 2402039, so this journal used page ranges at least for that volume. Newer issues in many journals switched to article numbers, so check the version you are citing.
How influential is Plasma and Fusion Research?
Its h-index is 36, above 0% of the journals covered here, and its articles have been cited 813,889 times in total. Its two-year mean citedness is 0.57. These are indexing figures, not a judgement of whether a specific article is sound.
Does Plasma and Fusion Research have a Journal Impact Factor?
Not one shown here. The Journal Impact Factor is Clarivate's metric, published in Journal Citation Reports and readable only with a JCR subscription, so this page does not restate it. The figures above come from OpenAlex: an h-index of 36 and a two-year mean citedness of 0.57 across 2,411 indexed works, captured on 2026-09-18. Mean citedness averages citations per work over a two-year window, which makes it closer in construction to CiteScore than to the Impact Factor. The three are not interchangeable, so quote whichever one your target venue actually asks for.