Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
Physics in Medicine and Biology
ISSN 0031-9155 · eISSN 1361-6560 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1956
Physics in Medicine and Biology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.11; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 124 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 583 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physics in Medicine and Biology is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 3 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 Therapy and Dosimetry, together about 43.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Radiation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The development and application of theoretical, computational and experimental physics to medicine, physiology and biology. Topics covered are: therapy physics (including ionizing and non-ionizing radiation); biomedical imaging (e.g. x-ray, magnetic resonance, ultrasound, optical and nuclear imaging); image-guided interventions; image reconstruction and analysis (including kinetic modelling); artificial intelligence in biomedical physics and analysis; nanoparticles in imaging and therapy; radiobiology; radiation protection and patient dose monitoring; radiation dosimetry
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy16.2%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine14.9%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine12.5%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering7.9%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy6.9%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine5.9%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.5%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 172LetPub ·
- h-index
- 266OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,947OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 550LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,147 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 526 | 460 | 96 |
| 2025 | 583 | 381 | 1,256 |
| 2024 | 639 | 500 | 3,595 |
| 2023 | 574 | 534 | 5,823 |
| 2022 | 474 | 324 | 7,193 |
| 2021 | 508 | 368 | 8,804 |
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
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 137 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,248 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)
- 50%LetPub ·
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 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1956
- ISSN
- 0031-9155
- Electronic ISSN
- 1361-6560
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physics in Medicine and Biology
What CAS zone is Physics in Medicine and Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physics in Medicine and Biology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical / 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 Physics in Medicine and Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.11; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 266.
How long does peer review take at Physics in Medicine and Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 90–152 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Physics in Medicine and Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physics in Medicine and Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Physics in Medicine and Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Physics in Medicine and Biology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .