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Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1978

ISSN1873-1597

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.609

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.863

Total Worksi

6,464

Total Citationsi

80,890

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy is an international journal for the dissemination of scientific knowledge and clinical developments of photodiagnosis, photodynamic therapy, and fluorescent technology in all medical specialties.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,464

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-1597

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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

330

7.9k

2019

499

11k

2020

515

8.4k

2021

514

2022

660

4.1k

2023

491

2.1k

2024

852

977

2025

296

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

DermatologyQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

OncologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)BiophysicsDermatologyOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photodynamic Therapy Research StudiesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLaser Applications in Dentistry and MedicineNonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsSkin Protection and AgingOral microbiology and periodontitis researchEndodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryGlaucoma and retinal disorders

Frequently asked questions about Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Is Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy?

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 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 1.52.

Is Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.