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Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

International Union of Crystallography · United Kingdom

ISSN1600-5775

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.029

H-Index

131

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.387

Total Works

5,150

Total Citations

136,244

2yr Mean Citedness

2.13

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Synchrotron Radiation focuses on the development and application of synchrotron radiation techniques for materials science, chemistry, biology, and physics. Recent articles highlight advancements in X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and coherent diffraction imaging, often involving in situ and time-resolved measurements. The journal also covers developments in detector technology, data analysis methods, and beamline instrumentation for synchrotron facilities and X-ray free-electron lasers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications5,150

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Library of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, ChinaScholars PortalCLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Union of Crystallography

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1600-5775

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Library of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, China, Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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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

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.

InstrumentationQ1

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ1

RadiationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Instruments & InstrumentationOpticsPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisEnzyme Structure and FunctionParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersCrystallography and Radiation PhenomenaElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications