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Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland · Est. 1986

ISSN2405-6316eISSN2405-6316

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.944

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.889

Total Worksi

967

Total Citationsi

8,850

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Radiation; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 164 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications967

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, 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

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2405-6316 / 2405-6316

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2019

1.8k

2020

1.3k

2021

105

1.3k

2022

122

2023

161

648

2024

208

238

2025

131

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.

RadiationQ1

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRadiationOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesRadiation Therapy and DosimetryProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingEffects of Radiation ExposureLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMRI in cancer diagnosisAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyRadiation Dose and Imaging

Frequently asked questions about Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

Is Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology?

Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology 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 1.77.

Is Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology?