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Journal of Medical Physics

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India

ISSN0971-6203eISSN1998-3913

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total47

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

0.256

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.521

Total Works

2,017

Total Citations

9,888

2yr Mean Citedness

0.93

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Medical Physics focuses on the application of physics principles to medical imaging and radiation therapy. Recent articles investigate the optimization of imaging parameters in PET/CT and CBCT, dosimetric comparisons of different radiotherapy delivery systems, and the development of advanced reconstruction algorithms including deep learning. The journal also covers topics such as radiation dose assessment, quality assurance in radiotherapy, and the use of phantoms for validating imaging techniques.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 83 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,017

Publisher OrgMedknow

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~25 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0971-6203 / 1998-3913

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, PMC, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

BiophysicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesRadiation Therapy and DosimetryRadiation Dose and ImagingMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging