Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Radiation
Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
ISSN 2508-1888 · eISSN 2466-2461 · Korean Association for Radiation Protection
Journal of Radiation Protection and Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 133 days to acceptance (47 articles, last 24 months); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Radiation Protection and Research is published by Korean Association for Radiation Protection 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 Nuclear and radioactivity studies, Radioactive contamination and transfer and Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of the Journal of Radiation Protection and Research is to disseminate scientific and technical information on radiation protection and related issues covering both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. These include not only man-made radiation and radionuclides but also cosmic radiation and naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM). Specific expertise covers radiation physics and detection, radiation dosimetry, dose monitoring and evaluation, radiation biology and epidemiology, radiation risk assessment, radiation public health and environmental impact, radiation safety and regulations, training and education, and social science and participation including social communication and risk communication. The fields of radiological protection include uses of radiation/radioisotopes, nuclear industry and research, NORM industry and research, radiation diagnosis and therapy, accelerator research, and radioactive waste. Topics: 1. Fundamental Basis and Theory of Radiological Protection 2. Radiation Detection, Dosimetry, Monitoring and Dose Evaluation 3. Radiation Biology, Epidemiology and Risk Assessment 4. Radiation Public Health and Environmental Impact 5. Radiation Safety and Regulations, Emergency Preparedness and Response 6. Training and Education, Risk Communication, Social Science and Participation 7. Radiological Protection in Diagnosis and Therapy 8. Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Radiation
Editor-in-chief Chul HeePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named South Korea 8, Japan 5, Australia 4, United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering9.3%
- Radioactive contamination and transferEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesMaterials Science9.1%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine7.7%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy6.6%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions6.2%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5%
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 | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Journal Impact Factor 1.0Publisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 884 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 25 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 82 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 114 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 111 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 118 days (47 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 265 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (67 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
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-NC |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- editorialManuscripts describing radiation protection-related theories and applications are classified into review article, original article, technical note, letter, and …Length not stated
- letterManuscripts describing radiation protection-related theories and applications are classified into review article, original article, technical note, letter, and …Length not stated
- opinionManuscripts describing radiation protection-related theories and applications are classified into review article, original article, technical note, letter, and …Length not stated
- original articleManuscripts describing radiation protection-related theories and applications are classified into review article, original article, technical note, letter, and …Length not stated
- review articleManuscripts describing radiation protection-related theories and applications are classified into review article, original article, technical note, letter, and …Length not stated
- technical noteManuscripts describing radiation protection-related theories and applications are classified into review article, original article, technical note, letter, and …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Chapter 4 (Authorship)
The authors are responsible to only the results and contents related scientific and technical contributions to the study, and also get recognized achievements. Authorship credit should be based on: (1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Chapter 8 (Data Sharing & Deposit)
Data sharing encouraged; deposit in public repository with DOI link Model summary
The Journal of Radiation Protection and Research encourages data sharing wherever possible, unless this is prevented by ethical, privacy, or confidentiality matters. Authors wishing to do so may deposit their data in a publicly accessible repository and include a link to the DOI within the text of the manuscript. Authors are permitted to deposit all versions of their manuscript in an institutional…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Chapter 2 (Copyright & License)
Copyright owned by KARP; authors sign copyright transfer agreement Model summary
Copyrights of all published materials are owned by the KARP. Permission must be obtained from the KARP for any commercial use of materials. Every author should sign the copyright transfer agreement forms. This is an Open Access journal, distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which allows unrestricted distribution and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
This is an Open Access journal, distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which allows unrestricted distribution and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Signatory to Joint Commitment for Action on Inclusion and Diversity in Publishing Model summary
As a signatory to the Joint Commitment for Action on Inclusion and Diversity in Publishing (https://www.rsc.org/policy-evidence-campaigns/inclusion-diversity/joint-commitment-for-action-inclusion-and-diversity-in-publishing), the Journal of Radiation Protection and Research is dedicated to fostering meaningful and lasting change in scholarly publishing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Chapter 9 (Self-archiving of Submitted Version)
Self-archiving of all versions permitted without embargo Model summary
The Journal of Radiation Protection and Research encourages authors to post the submitted version of their manuscript, which is defined as an early version prior to formal peer review. Upon submission, authors must disclose any self-archiving of the manuscript, including details such as the DOI and licensing terms, in the cover letter. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, authors are res…
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
- Korean Association for Radiation Protection
- ISSN
- 2508-1888
- Electronic ISSN
- 2466-2461
- Society / sponsor
- KARP
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Radiation Protection and Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Radiation Protection and Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nuclear Science & Technology / Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Radiation Protection and Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Radiation Protection and Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 47 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 91–191 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Radiation Protection and Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Radiation Protection and Research based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (8), Japan (5) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Radiation Protection and Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Radiation Protection and Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Radiation Protection and Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Radiation Protection and Research 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .