Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
ISSN 1526-9914 · American Institute of Physics · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4; fully open access; APC about USD 1,010; median 123 days to acceptance (124 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 469 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics is published by American Institute of Physics and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry and Radiation Dose and Imaging, together about 55.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP) publishes clinically relevant research, technical developments, and educational guidelines that advance medical physics practice in radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, health physics, and related disciplines. The journal also features work on clinical protocol implementation, methodologies, consensus statements, practical case studies, policy and regulation. In contrast, the journal Medical Physics places greater emphasis on fundamental and methodological research, while JACMP focuses on clinical translation, validation, and implementation of emerging technologies and technical developments. Founded to serve medical physicists and profession, JACMP also provides a platform for articles on professional topics, management and workforce, education, and global engagement. Figure 1 summarizes the complementary scopes of the two journals. Topics suitable for JACMP include, but are not limited to: Radiation Oncology Physics: Photon/electron therapy, particle therapy (proton, carbon ion), brachytherapy, motion management, image-guided and adaptive radiotherapy, treatment planning, development, commissioning, and clinical implementation of new therapy technologies. Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging Physics: X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine imaging; image reconstruction and optimization; multi-energy imaging, image guidance for interventions; AI-based image analysis, radiomics, segmentation, and imaging quality assurance. Nuclear Medicine and Radiopharmaceuticals: Imaging and therapy using radiopharmaceuticals, PET/SPECT technologies, quantitative nuclear medicine imaging, dosimetry for radiopharmaceutical therapy, and clinical translation of new tracers. Radiation Protection and Safety: Patient, staff, and public radiation protection; shielding design; dose monitoring; safety culture; incident learning; and regulatory compliance in clinical environments. Radiation Detectors and Measurements: Dosimetry systems, detector development and characterization, small-field dosimetry, calibration techniques, measurement methodologies, and Monte Carlo simulations. Education, Professional Practice, and Policy: Medical physics education and mentorship, curriculum development, training methods, workforce and workflow management, quality management, professional practice issues, regulatory policy and accreditation, and physics support and analysis for clinical t
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Yi RongPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy31.1%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine14.8%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine9.3%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine8.8%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering6.3%
- Advances in Oncology and RadiotherapyMedicine3.7%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine2.5%
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,167OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 425LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 435Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,305,581Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,512 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 390 | 390 | 76 |
| 2025 | 469 | 469 | 891 |
| 2024 | 379 | 379 | 1,950 |
| 2023 | 376 | 376 | 2,874 |
| 2022 | 381 | 381 | 4,248 |
| 2021 | 376 | 376 | 4,293 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
123 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 96 days – 158 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (124 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 124 articles with submission and acceptance dates (905 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 127 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,010 / GBP 760 / EUR 910 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 900 / EUR 810 / GBP 680 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 730 / GBP 550 / EUR 660 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteTrial registration / reporting guidelines
- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Beyond TG‑43: A PRISMA‐based systematic review on model‐based dose‐calculation algorithms in brachytherapy
Dat Tran, Thanh-Tai Duong, Shada Wadi-Ramahi, David Bradley, James C. L. Chow,
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
- American Institute of Physics
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1526-9914
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.4; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics?
Based on the dates recorded on 124 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 123 days (interquartile range 96–158 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 43% (2025). 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.
Which databases index Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,010.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .