Journal of Radiological Protection
Encyclopedia
Journal of Radiological Protection is the official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection
. It publishes articles in English
on all aspects of radiological protection, including non-ionizing as well as ionizing radiation
s. This journal publishes 4 issues per year.
Its scope includes:
The editor-in-chief is Richard Wakeford, a visiting Professor at the Dalton Institute, Manchester
, UK.
The journal had an Impact factor
of 1.323 for 2010, according to Journal Citation Reports
. It is indexed in, INSPEC
Information Services, BIOSIS Previews/Biological Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (Health and Safety Science Abstracts, Risk Abstracts), Engineering Index/Ei Compendex, EMBASE
/Excerpta Medica, Article@INIST
, Chemical Abstracts, Index Medicus
/MEDLINE
, and VINITI Abstracts Journal.
Society for Radiological Protection
The Society for Radiological Protection is the leading UK society and registered charity which aims to promote learning and skills in the area of radiation protection, to improve education and establish and maintain professional standards in the field. It is the largest society of its kind in...
. It publishes articles in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
on all aspects of radiological protection, including non-ionizing as well as ionizing radiation
Ionizing radiation
Ionizing radiation is radiation composed of particles that individually have sufficient energy to remove an electron from an atom or molecule. This ionization produces free radicals, which are atoms or molecules containing unpaired electrons...
s. This journal publishes 4 issues per year.
Its scope includes:
- DosimetryDosimetryRadiation dosimetry is the measurement and calculation of the absorbed dose in matter and tissue resulting from the exposure to indirect and direct ionizing radiation...
- EpidemiologyEpidemiologyEpidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
- Biological effects (in vivoIn vivoIn vivo is experimentation using a whole, living organism as opposed to a partial or dead organism, or an in vitro controlled environment. Animal testing and clinical trials are two forms of in vivo research...
and in vitroIn vitroIn vitro refers to studies in experimental biology that are conducted using components of an organism that have been isolated from their usual biological context in order to permit a more detailed or more convenient analysis than can be done with whole organisms. Colloquially, these experiments...
) - Risk and environmental impact assessmentEnvironmental impact assessmentAn environmental impact assessment is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the natural, social and economic aspects....
s
The editor-in-chief is Richard Wakeford, a visiting Professor at the Dalton Institute, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, UK.
The journal had an Impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 1.323 for 2010, according to Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
. It is indexed in, INSPEC
Inspec
Inspec is a major indexing database of scientific and technical literature, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology , and formerly by the Institution of Electrical Engineers , one of the IET's forerunners....
Information Services, BIOSIS Previews/Biological Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (Health and Safety Science Abstracts, Risk Abstracts), Engineering Index/Ei Compendex, EMBASE
EMBASE
Embase is an online information source of published literature designed to supportinformation managers and pharmacovigilance in complying with the regulatoryrequirements of a licensed drug. Through its unique and comprehensive content coverage,...
/Excerpta Medica, Article@INIST
INIST
The INIST is the CNRS centre of documentation. It has as mission to collect, treat and diffuse results of scientific and technical research. The INIST produces three bibliographic multilingual and multidisciplinary databases: PASCAL, FRANCIS, and DOGE. It is based at Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, in a...
, Chemical Abstracts, Index Medicus
Index medicus
Index Medicus is a comprehensive index of medical scientific journal articles, published since 1879. It was initiated by John Shaw Billings, head of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army...
/MEDLINE
MEDLINE
MEDLINE is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care...
, and VINITI Abstracts Journal.