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Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States · Est. 1934

ISSN2578-5478eISSN2578-5478

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.369

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.664

Total Worksi

779

Total Citationsi

6,945

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery delivers cutting-edge, peer-reviewed advances in phototherapy, low-level laser therapy (LLLT), photobiomodulation, laser surgery, and dentistry. It is also described as the essential journal for cutting-edge advances and research in phototherapy, low-level laser therapy (LLLT), and laser medicine and surgery.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1934

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications779

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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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?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2578-5478 / 2578-5478

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

136

3.4k

2019

123

1.6k

2020

114

2021

678

2022

101

426

2023

100

202

2024

2025

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Laser Applications in Dentistry and MedicineDermatologic Treatments and ResearchDental Anxiety and Anesthesia TechniquesMedical and Biological Ozone ResearchEndodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDental materials and restorationsPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesDental Erosion and TreatmentDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDental Radiography and Imaging

Frequently asked questions about Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery

Is Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery: 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 Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery?

Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery 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 1.05.

Is Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.