Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Instrumentation
Radiation Physics and Engineering
ISSN 2645-6397 · eISSN 2645-5188 · K.N. Toosi University of Technology · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Radiation Physics and Engineering: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 7 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Radiation Physics and Engineering journal aims to provide a high quality medium for the publication of substantial, original and scientific papers on the development and enhancement of nuclear physics and nuclear engineering research at the national as well as international level. Papers dealing with nuclear radiation and radionuclide techniques, nuclear techniques and radiation processing, nuclear energy science and technology and nuclear physics in both experimental and theoretical fields, applied in physics, chemistry, biophysics, biology, medicine, medical physics, engineering and environmental sciences are welcome. Relevant topics for RPE include the following: Nuclear Reactor Science and Technology: Materials, Processing, System and Component Technology, Design and Optimization, Environmental Control, Reactor Physics, Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics, Structural Analysis, Fuel Management, Nuclear Fuel and Safety, Risk Assessment, Radioactive Waste Disposal, Reactor Thermal Hydraulics. Radiation Sources: Design, Construction, or Production, Characteristics, Activation Cross-Sections, Processing, Quality Control Procedures, Target Designing. Particle Accelerators: Beam Transport Systems (Beam Handling), Target Designing, Synchrotron Radiation, Free Electron Lasers, Cyclotrons, Synchrotrons and LINACs. Fusion Technology and Equipment. Measurement of Radiation and Radioactivity: Measurement of X-rays, γ-rays, α- and β-particles, and other forms of radiation, Nuclear Instrumentation, Radiation Spectrometry, Dosimetry, Detectors, Novel counting systems, Whole-Body Counters. Radioanalytical Methods and Radiochemistry: Activation Analysis, Isotope Dilution Analysis, Radioimmunoassay, Radionuclide Tomography, Radiation Spectrometry, Synthesis of Labelled Compounds. Experimental and Theoretical Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Structure, Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction, Nuclear Reactions, Effective Field Theory, Few-Body Problems, Hadronic Physics. Medical Applications: Radiotherapy, Photon, Electron, and Particle Therapy, Thermal Therapies, Brachytherapy, Experimental and Computational Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Dosimetry, Imaging, Image Reconstruction, Image Analysis, Treatment Optimization, Mathematical Modeling, Treatment Outcomes Analysis, Treatment Delivery Platforms and Instrumentation, Instrumentation and Algorithm Development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Instrumentation
Editor-in-chief S. FarhadPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 15, Russia 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrumentation | Q3 | 152/206 | — |
| Radiation | Q4 | 59/75 | — |
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | Q4 | 79/97 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ISCPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 144,769Publisher website ·
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- original paperIn most cases, we do not impose strict limits on word count or page number. Submissions may be in the form of a research article (original paper) or a review ar…Length not stated
- research articleIn most cases, we do not impose strict limits on word count or page number. Submissions may be in the form of a research article (original paper) or a review ar…Length not stated
- reviewIn most cases, we do not impose strict limits on word count or page number. Submissions may be in the form of a research article (original paper) or a review ar…Length not stated
- review articleIn most cases, we do not impose strict limits on word count or page number. Submissions may be in the form of a research article (original paper) or a review ar…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright
- Authorship Authorship Criteria and Authors’ Responsibilities
Authorship Criteria To ensure authorship for the submitted manuscripts, the contributors should meet the following three conditions: Conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data has been done by the author. Either drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content has been done by the author. The final approval of the version to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
In accordance with the principles of transparency and publication ethics, all research articles submitted to RPE must include a Data Availability Statement. This statement must clearly describe the status of the research data supporting the findings. Authors are encouraged to deposit their datasets in trusted repositories (general or discipline-specific) that provide persistent identifiers such as…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Member of COPE. Model summary
RPE joined the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permission:
CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Model summary
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors. All authors mu…
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
- K.N. Toosi University of Technology
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2645-6397
- Electronic ISSN
- 2645-5188
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Radiation Physics and Engineering
How long does peer review take at Radiation Physics and Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 Radiation Physics and Engineering based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (15) and Russia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Radiation Physics and Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Radiation Physics and Engineering is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Radiation Physics and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Radiation Physics and Engineering is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .