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Journal of Radiological Protection

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0952-4746eISSN1361-6498

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.454

H-Index

CiteScore

3.2

SNIP

0.899

Total Works

3,196

Total Citations

33,562

2yr Mean Citedness

1.38

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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).

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 104 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,196

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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