American Nuclear Society Launches Open Research Platform
The new NSTOR portal enables public peer review to align with potential future U.S. open-access mandates.
Updated on Oct. 26, 2026 in Nuclear
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The American Nuclear Society has launched NSTOR, an open research publishing platform developed in partnership with F1000. The platform allows for open peer review while hosting approximately 15 different article types.
Why it matters
This initiative provides a dedicated open-access channel for nuclear research and serves as a hedge against potential future U.S. federal funding mandates. It represents a continuation of the organization's ongoing efforts to modernize its publication standards.
The platform supports 15 distinct article formats to broaden submission types beyond traditional papers. This move follows the removal of page charges across three hybrid journals throughout the 2020s.
The players
American Nuclear Society
A professional organization that supports the development and application of nuclear science and technology.
F1000
A publishing services provider that specializes in open-research platforms and post-publication peer review infrastructure.
The details
NSTOR operates through a multi-stage editorial workflow where authors first submit work to an advisory board for initial screening. Once cleared, the platform publishes the article alongside a status marker indicating that open, public peer review is currently underway. F1000 editorial staff manage the backend, performing checks for readability, author guidelines, and ethical research standards before content appears on the site.
Timeline
Throughout the 2020s, the American Nuclear Society modernized its journals by removing page charges.
The Tech Race
NSTOR aligns the American Nuclear Society with broader movements toward open research infrastructures that bypass traditional journal silos. It mirrors the strategic shifts seen in regions with strict open-access mandates, positioning the society to retain control over its research ecosystem.
Researchers can now submit work directly to the portal to utilize the open peer review process. This provides an alternative to traditional closed-access journals for scientists aiming to satisfy future U.S. funding requirements for public data availability.
The takeaway
The platform is a proactive adjustment to the changing landscape of scientific publication and federal funding requirements. Readers should monitor the volume of submissions processed through this public peer review model to see if it becomes the new standard for nuclear science dissemination.
Further reading
For broader trends in the sector, see Nuclear.
More information
Submit research or track active reviews at the NSTOR research submission portal.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Ans.
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