Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
ISSN 0301-634X · eISSN 1432-2099 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 1963
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 167 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Effects of Radiation Exposure, Radiation Dose and Imaging and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, together about 33.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is devoted to fundamental and applied issues in radiation research and biophysics. The topics may include:Biophysics of ionizing radiation: radiation physics and chemistry, radiation dosimetry, radiobiology, radioecology, biophysical foundations of medical applications of radiation, and radiation protection. Biological effects of radiation: experimental or theoretical work on molecular or cellular effects; relevance of biological effects for risk assessment; biological effects of medical applications of radiation; relevance of radiation for biosphere and in space; modelling of ecosystems; modelling of transport processes of substances in biotic systems. Risk assessment: epidemiological studies of cancer and non-cancer effects; quantification of risk including exposures to radiation and confounding factors Contributions to these topics may include theoretical-mathematical and experimental material, as well as description of new techniques relevant for the study of these issues. They can range from complex radiobiological phenomena to issues in health physics and environmental protection.Special emphasis is given to fundamental research - directly or indirectly related to radiation. Articles on medical physics and applied radiation research will be accepted if they contribute to the understanding of fundamental mechanisms.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Anna Angela FriedlPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 6, Germany 6, Japan 5, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine11.8%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine11.2%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine10.8%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions10.7%
- Radioactive contamination and transferEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Radiation Effects and DosimetryAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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 CompendexMEDLINEINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, 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
- 2.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,342OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 210,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,010 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 27 | 14 |
| 2025 | 80 | 33 | 124 |
| 2024 | 52 | 24 | 216 |
| 2023 | 38 | 18 | 295 |
| 2022 | 58 | 29 | 522 |
| 2021 | 72 | 35 | 572 |
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
167 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 227 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (154 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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted9
- controversial issuesRadiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
- letterRadiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
- letters to the editors (comment and response)Radiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
- original paperRadiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
- original papersRadiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
- review articleRadiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
- review articlesRadiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
- short communicationRadiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
- short communicationsRadiation and Environmental Biophysics publishes Original Papers, Review articles, Short Communications, Controversial Issues, and Letters to the Editors (Comme…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, 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 Authorship Policy
Authorship should incorporate and should be restricted to those who have contributed substantially to the work in one or more of the following categories: • Conceived of or designed study • Performed research • Analyzed data • Contributed new methods or models • Wrote the paper Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
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 ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. 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 Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0301-634X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-2099
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
What CAS zone is Radiation and Environmental Biophysics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Radiation and Environmental Biophysics is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology / Biophysics / Environmental Sciences / Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Radiation and Environmental Biophysics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.39; CiteScore 4, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at Radiation and Environmental Biophysics?
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 167 days (interquartile range 105–227 days); authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Radiation and Environmental Biophysics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Radiation and Environmental Biophysics based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Germany (6) and Japan (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Radiation and Environmental Biophysics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Radiation and Environmental Biophysics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, MEDLINE, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Radiation and Environmental Biophysics open access, and what is the APC?
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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: .