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International Journal of Particle Therapy is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.4), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 2331-5180Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 162 / 361 | 55th | Q2 |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 128 / 243 | 47th | Q3 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2018–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.4.
International Journal of Particle Therapy is Q2 in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (rank 162 of 361) and Q3 in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (rank 128 of 243), by CiteScore 2025.
International Journal of Particle Therapy is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.4, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 55th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.627, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 19.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,700 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
International Journal of Particle Therapy is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 2331-5180.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
International Journal of Particle Therapy has an h-index of 31 and a 2-year mean of 0.11 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #311 of 346 Scopus journals in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.
International Journal of Particle Therapy published 573 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 628. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 75 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (17.8%), Japan (13.3%) and France (13.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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