Journal profile
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
ISSN 2319-0612 · Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) · Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 195 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences is published by Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Radiation Dose and Imaging, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques and Nuclear and radioactivity studies, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences - BJRSISSN 2319-0612 One way to impact radiation protection safety culture is by establishing adequate and proper communication processes among all the actors involved in radiation applications, in various fields such as industry, environmental conservation, analytical sciences, agriculture, medical diagnosis and therapy, and other areas.In this context, the BJRS as an open access journal, supported by the Brazilian Radiation Protection Society - SBPR, an IRPA associate society, aims to disseminate scientific articles on the major disciplines on radiation sciences, including: Biological and Health Effects of Radiation, Radiation Protection of Patients, Workers, and Members of the Public, Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry, International Recommendations and Regulations, Protection of the Environment, Education and Training, Technology and Development, Communication with Society, Stakeholder Engagement and Involvement, Safety Culture and Risk Perception, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Radioactive Waste Management, Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials, Nuclear Safety, Safeguards and Security of Radioactive Material Nuclear Law Nuclear Reactor Technology: new concepts Nuclear Fuel Cycle.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Brazil 30, United States 3, Austria 2, Portugal 2, Argentina 2 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine13.7%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy12.4%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering10.2%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions6.9%
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering6.1%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Radioactive Decay and Measurement TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Latindex, Diadorim, e-Radiologia, IAEA-INIS, IPEN, ISIS, Miguilim, REDIB, Redalyc, e-Radiología, Google Académico, OIEA-INIS, MiguelimPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,355 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 176 |
| 2025 | 195 | 195 | 297 |
| 2024 | 80 | 80 | 220 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 179 |
| 2022 | 157 | 157 | 160 |
| 2021 | 264 | 264 | 133 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- original articlesOriginal ArticlesLength not stated
- original researchIt publishes rigorously peer-reviewed scholarly research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship 3.1 Authorship and contributorship
Authors retain copyright since January 2025. Model summary
Authors should take collective responsibility for submitted and published work and should accurately reflect individuals’ contributions. By submitting their manuscript, all authors declare that they actively participated in the discussion of the results and in the review and approval of the final version of the work, in addition to any other roles or functions specified by the CRediT (Contributor …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 3.2 Conflicts of interest
BJRS requires that authors disclose any conflicts of interest that could influence their research. Editors must declare any conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with manuscript authors and their institutions and abstain from editorial responsibility for such manuscripts. Declaration of any conflicts of interest with authors or their institutions i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 3.5 Data Sharing and Reproducibility
Data Sharing and Reproducibility Model summary
BJRS recommends that researchers share their data and make it available to others so that they can reproduce the results. Data Availability Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 3. Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement [ ↑ ]
Post-publication review Model summary
The Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences (BJRS) and its Publisher, Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (SBPR) - are responsible for the conduct of their editors, for safeguarding the research record, and for ensuring the reliability of everything we publish. Publication ethics is a crucial aspect of scientific publishing. The Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences has its own policies and p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY) Model summary
Copyright: I hereby declare the present article is original and has not been submitted for publication to any other national or international journal, whether in part or in full. In my name and in the name of the other co-authors, when applicable, I do hereby grants to the Brazilian Society of Radiological Protection the right to publish the referred article (the permission of first publication) i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1.6. Diamond Open Access [ ↑ ]
Open access (BOAI definition) Model summary
BJRS is a Diamond Open Access (DOA) Journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3.6 Peer review and Editing
Peer review is defined as obtaining advice on manuscripts from reviewers/experts in the manuscript’s subject area. Editors are accountable and should take responsibility for everything they publish and should make fair and unbiased decisions independent of commercial consideration and ensure a fair and appropriate peer review process. The final version of the approved article will be published wit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 3.7 Plagiarism, Duplicate or Redundant Publication and Copyright
Researchers should adhere to publication requirements that submitted work is original, is not plagiarised, and has not been published elsewhere (duplicate publication). Editors and journal staff often use plagiarism detection software to scan articles. It compares submitted work against large databases of content. It can identify duplicate or improperly cited passages. Self-plagiarism is when you …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 2. Preprint Policy [ ↑ ]
Preprint server Model summary
A preprint is a paper that is made available publicly via a community preprint server prior to (or simultaneous with) submission to a journal. Preprint servers, i.e., servers that allow for the posting of papers prior to submission for publication, are becoming more common across a range of disciplines. BJRS believes journals should allow for the submission of manuscripts which have already been m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving 1.11. Self Archiving Policy [ ↑ ]
Self Archiving Policy Model summary
BJRS allows authors to deposit publisher’s version (post-print) of their article in an institutional repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2319-0612
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (30), United States (3) and Austria (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .