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Physica Medica

Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica · Italy · Est. 1962

ISSN1120-1797eISSN1724-191X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.638

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.217

Total Worksi

10,925

Total Citationsi

57,919

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Biophysics; Medicine (miscellaneous); Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1962

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,925

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer 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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1120-1797 / 1724-191X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

Citations received

477

4.9k

2019

322

7.1k

2020

953

6.8k

2021

1.2k

2.1k

2022

629

1.7k

2023

1.3k

2024

360

414

2025

611

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.

BiophysicsQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiophysicsMedicine (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesRadiation Dose and ImagingRadiation Therapy and DosimetryMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingDigital Radiography and Breast ImagingAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Physica Medica

Is Physica Medica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physica Medica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physica Medica?

Physica Medica 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.52.

Is Physica Medica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physica Medica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physica Medica?