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Radiological Physics and Technology

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 2000

ISSN1865-0341

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.399

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.826

Total Worksi

1,049

Total Citationsi

8,900

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Radiological Physics and Technology is a multidisciplinary journal focusing on basic research and clinical applications in radiological sciences. Provides an ideal forum for sharing new knowledge related to radiological science and technology. Contributes to progress and improvement in medical practice and patient health care.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,049

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1865-0341

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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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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

657

2019

601

2020

395

2021

415

2022

292

2023

105

400

2024

126

138

2025

127

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.

RadiationQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ3

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRadiationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingRadiation Dose and ImagingAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsRadiation Therapy and DosimetryDigital Radiography and Breast ImagingRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMRI in cancer diagnosisRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Radiological Physics and Technology

Is Radiological Physics and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Radiological Physics and Technology: 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 Radiological Physics and Technology?

Radiological Physics and Technology 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 1.44.

Is Radiological Physics and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Radiological Physics and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.