Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
ISSN 2469-7311 · eISSN 2469-7303 · IEEE
IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; 187 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences is published by IEEE and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies and Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Radiation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences (TRPMS) encompasses technology and application areas related to radiation- and plasma-based medical sciences. These areas include radiation detectors for medical and biological applications; imaging system design/optimization/performance; therapy-related system design/optimization/performance; radiation-application-based image reconstruction, data analysis and image processing; medical radiation therapy applications; clinical/preclinical evaluation of imaging and therapy systems, plasma applications in medicine and biology; simulations for imaging and therapy applications. Educational material such as technical/clinical review papers covering the above subjects of interest is also included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Dimitris VisvikisPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine22.2%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy11.5%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering8.3%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine7.4%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy5.6%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.4%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine5%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 377OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 103LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 155 | 41 | 47 |
| 2025 | 187 | 55 | 261 |
| 2024 | 160 | 81 | 667 |
| 2023 | 118 | 80 | 1,080 |
| 2022 | 92 | 66 | 792 |
| 2021 | 114 | 77 | 2,160 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- IEEE
- ISSN
- 2469-7311
- Electronic ISSN
- 2469-7303
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 54.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,645.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .