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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #9,687CAS 3区Hybrid

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Abbreviation (ISO):PHOTODIAGN. PHOTODYN. THER
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.609•SCImago Rank: #9,687•Identifier (ISSN):1572-1000(Print)/1873-1597(Online)•Articles / Year: 499•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,088 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.7
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
41

41 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate19.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
499articles/year
62.85% Gold OA•96.1% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 2.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.577)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.631)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.894)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.589)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.895)
🔵 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

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy is an international journal for the dissemination of scientific knowledge and clinical developments of Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy in all medical specialties. The journal publishes original articles, review articles, case presentations, "how-to-do-it" articles, Letters to the Editor, short communications and relevant images with short descriptions. All submitted material is subject to a strict peer-review process.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine84.1%Biology78.2%Chemistry77.7%Organic chemistry66.8%Genetics54.9%Photodynamic therapy54.4%Physics53.7%Internal medicine52.5%Biochemistry41.2%Pathology40%Quantum mechanics39.2%Optics34.8%Surgery33.2%Materials science23.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,687Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.609

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
82

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.73

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,088 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,303
3-Year Documents1,477
Citable Documents1,398

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 Rate47.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiophysicsQ2
DermatologyQ2
Pharmacology (medical)Q2
OncologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ONCOLOGY
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
10.6周
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2004
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ONCOLOGY
JCRSCIE
185/333Q3
ONCOLOGY
JCISCIE
177/333Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—31988
20252.68521,043
20243.14912,149
20233.36604,220
20223.5775146,058
20213.6315158,430
20202.89449910,620
20192.5893308,017
20182.8952276,439
2017—3876,259
2016—1524,142
2015—3124,014
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

WoS Q3
1245201820192020202120222023202420252.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 19.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 28234719-e574-4e53-840f-d837c9a16e6d
Database Updated: 2026-10-01