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Journal of Radiological Protection

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0952-4746eISSN1361-6498

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 3.2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.424

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

3.2

SNIPi

0.899

Total Worksi

3,196

Total Citationsi

33,562

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Radiological Protection is the official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection. It is required reading for all those working in scientific fields involving the use of radiation (non-ionising as well as ionising).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 104 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,196

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

Visit Journal Website

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?

0952-4746 / 1361-6498

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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

123

2019

126

889

2020

188

1.5k

2021

127

838

2022

382

2023

112

371

2024

113

142

2025

115

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Waste Management and DisposalQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesNuclear Science & TechnologyPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiation Dose and ImagingRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsNuclear and radioactivity studiesRadioactive contamination and transferGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Radiological Protection

Is Journal of Radiological Protection a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Radiological Protection: 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 Journal of Radiological Protection?

Journal of Radiological Protection 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 3.2.

Is Journal of Radiological Protection indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Radiological Protection is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.