JINST covers major areas related to concepts and instrumentations in radiation detector physics, accelerator science and associated experimental methods and techniques, theory, modelling and simulations:Accelerator science: concepts, modelling, simulations and sourcesInstrumentation and hardware for accelerators: particles, synchrotron radiation, neutronsDetector physics: concepts, processes, methods, modelling and simulationsDetectors apparatus and methods for particle, astroparticle, nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics and for synchrotron-radiation researchMethods and apparatus for astronomy and astrophysicsDetectors and apparatus for biomedical applications, life sciences and material researchInstrumentation and methods for plasma researchInstrumentation and techniques for medical imaging, diagnostics and therapyInstrumentation and techniques for dosimetry, monitoring and radiationDetectors and methods for non-destructive tests (NDT)Detector readout concepts, electronics, trigger and data acquisition methodsAlgorithms, software and data reduction methodsMaterials and associated technologies, etc.Engineering and technical issues.The Journal's scope should not be regarded as fixed and will evolve and adapt over time to the changes in research trends.

JINST涵蓋與輻射探測器物理、加速器科學(xué)和相關(guān)實驗方法和技術(shù)、理論、建模和模擬中的概念和儀器相關(guān)的主要領(lǐng)域：加速器科學(xué)：概念、建模、模擬和來源加速器的儀器和硬件：粒子、同步輻射、中子探測器物理：概念、過程、方法、建模和模擬粒子、天體粒子、核、原子和分子物理學(xué)以及同步輻射研究用探測器裝置和方法天文學(xué)和天體物理學(xué)的方法和裝置生物醫(yī)學(xué)應(yīng)用、生命科學(xué)和材料研究用探測器和裝置等離子體研究儀器和方法醫(yī)學(xué)成像、診斷和治療用儀器和技術(shù)劑量測定、監(jiān)測和輻射用儀器和技術(shù)無損檢測用探測器和方法探測器讀出概念、電子學(xué)、觸發(fā)器和數(shù)據(jù)采集方法算法、軟件和數(shù)據(jù)簡化方法材料及相關(guān)技術(shù)等。工程和技術(shù)問題。期刊的范圍不應(yīng)該被認(rèn)為是固定的，它會隨著時間的推移而發(fā)展和適應(yīng)研究趨勢的變化。