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Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1988

ISSN2662-4729eISSN2662-4737

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

296

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 274d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.534

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.839

Total Worksi

916

Total Citationsi

9,782

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is a forum for the application of physics and engineering in medicine and biology. Covers a broad range of topics including medical physics, clinical biomedical engineering, and nanotechnology in medicine. Offers a variety of article types including reviews, scientific papers, notes, and letters to the editor.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications916

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2662-4729 / 2662-4737

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

279

2019

117

2020

133

1.8k

2021

120

1.2k

2022

156

1.1k

2023

138

598

2024

185

219

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.

InstrumentationQ2

Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyQ2

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

BiophysicsQ3

BiotechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, BiomedicalRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiotechnologyBiophysicsBiomedical EngineeringInstrumentationRadiological and Ultrasound Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiation Dose and ImagingAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingRadiation Therapy and DosimetryRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesECG Monitoring and AnalysisNon-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringDigital Radiography and Breast Imaging

Frequently asked questions about Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Is Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine?

Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine 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 1.79.

Is Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.