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Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
ISSN 2662-4729 · eISSN 2662-4737 · SPRINGER · NETHERLANDS
Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,690; median 191 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 184 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is published by SPRINGER 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, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications and Radiation Dose and Imaging, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is a multidisciplinary forum for information and research on the application of physics and engineering to medicine, covering a broad range of topics that include but is not limited to: - Radiation measurements and nuclear technology in medicine and physiology - Medical physics in nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, and diagnostic radiology - Clinical biomedical engineering - Signal processing and feature extraction of biomedical signals; - Medical imaging and image processing - contributions to new and improved methods; - Nanotechnology in medicine - Professional issues in medical physics and biomedical engineering Article types include reviews, scientific papers, notes, AI notes, book reviews and letters to the editor. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is the journal of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine, and also the official journal of the College of Biomedical Engineers, Engineers Australia and the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Clive BaldockPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 11%); most named Australia 25, Mainland China 5, United States 4, Italy 4, New Zealand 2 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy17.8%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine9.6%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine8.9%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine8.2%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering8.2%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine6.5%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience5.5%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine4.4%
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 | Engineering, Biomedical | 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 | Engineering, Biomedical | 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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexMEDLINEEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 172LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 356,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 989 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 120 | 37 | 24 |
| 2025 | 184 | 47 | 319 |
| 2024 | 138 | 54 | 694 |
| 2023 | 156 | 64 | 1,193 |
| 2022 | 120 | 45 | 1,242 |
| 2021 | 133 | 38 | 1,891 |
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
191 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 136 days – 274 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 207 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (319 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 first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 3,690 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted11
- commentFor Note, authors should select Comment: Shorter manuscript (approximately 6 journal pages, no more than 6 figures) reporting the scientific investigation of a …Length not stated
- correspondenceManuscripts must be of a high quality prior to submission. Currently, over 50 percent of manuscripts are rejected without being sent to reviewers. We strongly r…Length not stated
- editorialManuscripts must be of a high quality prior to submission. Currently, over 50 percent of manuscripts are rejected without being sent to reviewers. We strongly r…Length not stated
- editorial comment• Editorial Comment: By prior arrangement with the Editor.Length not stated
- letter to the editorManuscripts must be of a high quality prior to submission. Currently, over 50 percent of manuscripts are rejected without being sent to reviewers. We strongly r…Length not stated
- literature reviewManuscripts must be of a high quality prior to submission. Currently, over 50 percent of manuscripts are rejected without being sent to reviewers. We strongly r…Length not stated
- methodologyFor AI Notes, authors should select Methodology: A shorter, prescriptive manuscript reporting AI research in physics, medical imaging and engineering related to…Length not stated
- position statementFor ACPSEM Position Papers, authors should select Position StatementLength not stated
- research: full length paperFor Scientific Paper, authors should select Research: Full length paper (approximately 12 journal pages, no more than 10 figures) reporting the scientific inves…Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts must be of a high quality prior to submission. Currently, over 50 percent of manuscripts are rejected without being sent to reviewers. We strongly r…Length not stated
- reviews• Reviews: By invitation, prior arrangement and agreement with the Editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
Authors are encouraged to include a statement that specifies the contribution of every author to the research and preparation of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- SPRINGER
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- ISSN
- 2662-4729
- Electronic ISSN
- 2662-4737
- Society / sponsor
- Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
What CAS zone is Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical / 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 Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.44; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 191 days (interquartile range 136–274 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 Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (25), Mainland China (5) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,690.
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: .