Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik
ISSN 0939-3889 · eISSN 1876-4436 · Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena · GERMANY · Quarterly
Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.63; fully open access; APC about USD 2,500; median 112 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 47%); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik is published by Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena 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 Therapy and Dosimetry, together about 37% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Medical PhysicsJournal of Medical Physics - Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik - is an official organ of the German Society of Medical Physics, the Austrian Society of Medical Physics, and the Swiss Society of Radiobiology and Medical Physics. The open access journal aims to cover a broad spectrum of novel, cutting-edge scientific research and developments in the field of medical physics. Striving for high-quality, the journal upholds the standards of content quality and author service. The articles are reviewed following international standards of peer reviewing. Topics covered by the journal include:Physical and biophysical aspects of radiation- and particle-based therapyDosimetry and radiation protectionBiomedical imaging (including x-ray, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, ultrasound, medical and biomedical optics)Novel hybrid or multimodal imaging/therapy concepts and instrumentation (including nanoparticles, image-guided therapy and ablation)Medical acoustics and audiologyImage reconstruction, processing and visualizationProcessing of bio-signals and data modellingAdvances of artificial intelligence in medical physics.The focus of the journal is on advancements based on the physical and biomedical sciences in medical physics. The scope therefore excludes papers that are mostly or exclusively clinical or do not use principles or tools from the physical or biomedical sciences related to medical physics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Jürgen R. ReichenbachPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 37, Austria 11, Switzerland 10, United States 4, Netherlands 2 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy16.1%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine10.8%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine10.1%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine7.1%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine6.4%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering6.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,174 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 67 | 19 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 91 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 107 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | 992 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 741 |
| 2021 | 50 | 22 | 329 |
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 PubMed · to
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 124 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (171 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 47%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 100 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,500 / GBP 2,340 / JPY 2,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted7
- original articleCommunicating original research papers form the core objective of Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik (Journal of Medical Physics). Such papers must lie within …Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal publishes the following article types: review papers, original articles, and short communications.Length not stated
- original research paperCommunicating original research papers form the core objective of Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik (Journal of Medical Physics). Such papers must lie within …Length not stated
- reviewCommunicating original research papers form the core objective of Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik (Journal of Medical Physics). Such papers must lie within …Length not stated
- review papersThe journal publishes the following article types: review papers, original articles, and short communications.Length not stated
- short communicationCommunicating original research papers form the core objective of Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik (Journal of Medical Physics). Such papers must lie within …Length not stated
- short communicationsThe journal publishes the following article types: review papers, original articles, and short communications.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Abstract max 250 words Model summary
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0939-3889
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-4436
- Society / sponsor
- German Society of Medical Physics
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik
What CAS zone is Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.63; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 79–152 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 47%)”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41%. 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 Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; 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 Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (37), Austria (11) and Switzerland (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,500.
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: .