WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #17,759CAS 4区Gold OA

Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.285•SCImago Rank: #17,759•Identifier (ISSN):2508-1888(Print)/2466-2461(Online)•Articles / Year: 27•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,573 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q4

↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

8 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4

Self-Citation Rate0%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

27articles/year

100% Gold OA•87.5% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Radiation Protection and Research is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q4 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Physics74.3%Nuclear physics53.9%Quantum mechanics53%Medicine49.7%Chemistry49.5%Engineering43.2%Biology42.6%Environmental science38.4%Computer science34.7%Optics30.1%Materials science26.1%Mathematics23.2%Nuclear medicine23%Radiology21.1%Radiochemistry21.1%

Primary Research Areas

Physics and Astronomy Radiation

NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #17,759Scopus Q3SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2020-2025

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Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceMedicinePhysics and Astronomy

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3

0.285

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.04

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,573 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations75

3-Year Documents70

Citable Documents69

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate30.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

RadiationQ3

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Korean Association for Radiation Protection

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCRESCI	35/42	Q4
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING	JCRESCI	186/217	Q4
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCIESCI	38/42	Q4
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING	JCIESCI	178/217	Q4