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Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

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

ISSN2662-4729eISSN2662-4737
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.482
H-Index
43
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.839
Total Works
916
Total Citations
9,782
2yr Mean Citedness
1.79
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Retractions
1
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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1988
Annual Volume~ 159 articles / year
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2662-4729 / 2662-4737
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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