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Physics in Medicine

Elsevier B.V. Β· Netherlands Β· Est. 2016

ISSN2352-4510
SJR Q2βœ“ Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2024-04-10). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is inactive. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal β€” it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ β†—
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page β†—
πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.399
H-Indexi
12
Total Worksi
54
Total Citationsi
549
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physics in Medicine publishes research on the application of theoretical and practical physics to medicine, physiology, and biology. The journal encourages submissions on the physics of imaging, therapy, materials and mechanics, instrumentation, electromagnetics, hearing and seeing, and space medicine.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary Languageβ€”
1st Year Published2016
Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2022)
Total Publications54
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 Β· 45%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2352-4510
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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?
βœ“ 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?
N/A

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
8
127
2016
6
30
2017
6
104
2018
6
62
2019
8
41
2020
11
44
2021
9
163
2022

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

InstrumentationQ2
BiophysicsQ3
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiophysicsInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringConducting polymers and applicationsUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationListeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyUltrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsMicrobial Inactivation Methods

Frequently asked questions about Physics in Medicine

Is Physics in Medicine a predatory journal?

Physics in Medicine was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) β€” DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is inactive" (2024-04-10). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physics in Medicine?

Physics in Medicine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.399.

Is Physics in Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physics in Medicine is indexed in Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref