Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Radiation Research
ISSN 0449-3060 · eISSN 1349-9157 · Oxford University Press · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1960
Journal of Radiation Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.12; fully open access; APC about USD 2,314; median 88 days to acceptance (110 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Radiation Research is published by Oxford University Press 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 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Effects of Radiation Exposure and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Radiation Research (JRR) is an official journal of The Japanese Radiation Research Society (JRRS), and the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology (JASTRO). Since its launch in 1960 as the official journal of the JRRS, the journal has published scientific articles in radiation science in biology, chemistry, physics, epidemiology, and environmental sciences. JRR broadened its scope to include oncology in 2009, when JASTRO partnered with the JRRS to publish the journal. Articles considered fall into two broad categories: Fundamental Radiation Science - basic science studies of radiation effects on livings in the area of physics, chemistry, biology, epidemiology and environmental sciences. Oncology & Medicine - including all aspects of research with patients that impacts on the treatment of cancer using radiation. Papers which cover related radiation therapies, radiation dosimetry, and those describing the basis for treatment methods including techniques, are also welcomed. Clinical case reports are not acceptable. Please be advised that JRR does not accept any papers of pure physics or chemistry. The journal is bimonthly, and is edited and published by the JRR Editorial Committee. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.1 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 2.2 Biology (Rank by Impact Factor) 44/106 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging (Rank by Impact Factor) 114/217 Oncology (Rank by Impact Factor) 236/333 2025 Cited Half-Life 8.1 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.4 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00225 2025 Article Influence Score 0.508 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 3.8 Radiation (Rank by CiteScore) 22/75 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine And Imaging (Rank by CiteScore) 144/361 Health, Toxicology And Mutagenesis (Rank by CiteScore) 89/151 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.835 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 324,119 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 24 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 32 days About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Journal of Radiation Research are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, The Japan Radiation Research Society, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, The Japan Radiation Research Society, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and c
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Takashi KondoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Japan 3, Mainland China 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine13%
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine12.7%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy9.3%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Radioactive contamination and transferEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine5.5%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions4.3%
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 | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oncology | 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 | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
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 | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oncology | 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
- 2.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,923OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 324,119Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,965 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 8 |
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | 170 |
| 2024 | 104 | 104 | 436 |
| 2023 | 121 | 121 | 783 |
| 2022 | 92 | 92 | 789 |
| 2021 | 134 | 134 | 1,494 |
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 PubMed · to
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (32 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 110 articles with submission and acceptance dates (218 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 2,314 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,430 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,314 | 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 websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics
- Authorship
Author guidelines sections listed: Instructions to Authors, Journal Policies, Manuscript Preparation Instructions Model summary
Instructions to Authors Journal Policies Manuscript Preparation Instructions
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1960
- ISSN
- 0449-3060
- Electronic ISSN
- 1349-9157
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Radiation Research Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Radiation Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Radiation Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Radiation Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biology / Oncology / 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 Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.12; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Radiation Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 110 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 66–124 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Journal of Radiation Research based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Radiation Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Radiation Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Radiation Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Radiation Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,314.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .