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Physics in Medicine and Biology

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0031-9155eISSN1361-6560

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 5.7. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.821

H-Indexi

263

CiteScorei

5.7

SNIPi

1.174

Total Worksi

18,884

Total Citationsi

675,053

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Biomedical; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Radiological and Ultrasound Technology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySemimonthly, 2002-

StatusActive

Total Publications18,884

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0031-9155 / 1361-6560

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

596

16k

2019

591

14k

2020

508

8.7k

2021

474

6.9k

2022

574

5.7k

2023

639

3.5k

2024

584

1.1k

2025

460

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyQ2

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, BiomedicalRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRadiological and Ultrasound Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiation Therapy and DosimetryAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Physics in Medicine and Biology

Is Physics in Medicine and Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physics in Medicine and Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physics in Medicine and Biology?

Physics in Medicine and Biology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 5.7.

Is Physics in Medicine and Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physics in Medicine and Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physics in Medicine and Biology?