Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
ISSN 1898-0309 · Sciendo
Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering is published by Sciendo 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 Dose and Imaging and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, together about 61.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy27%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine17.4%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine17.4%
- Digital Radiography and Breast ImagingMedicine3.7%
- Quality and Safety in HealthcareHealth Professions3.2%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science2.6%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine2.5%
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Q3 | 264/361 | 27th |
| Biophysics | Q4 | 133/155 | 14th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 417 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 134 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 222 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 204 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 180 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 151 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Sciendo
- ISSN
- 1898-0309
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
What CAS zone is Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .