''Journal of Radiological Protection'' is a quarterly

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covering radiobiological research on all aspects of radiological protection, including

non-ionizing Non-ionizing (or non-ionising) radiation refers to any type of electromagnetic radiation that does not carry enough energy per quantum (photon energy) to ionize atoms or molecules—that is, to completely remove an electron from an atom or molec ...

as well as

ionizing radiation Ionizing (ionising) radiation, including Radioactive decay, nuclear radiation, consists of subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that have enough energy per individual photon or particle to ionization, ionize atoms or molecules by detaching ...

s. It is the official journal of the

Society for Radiological Protection The Society for Radiological Protection is the leading UK professional body promoting learning and skills in the field of Radiological Protection. The Society was formed in 1963, and received its Royal Charter in 2007. It has the overall objective ...

and published on their behalf by

IOP Publishing IOP Publishing (previously Institute of Physics Publishing) is the publishing company of the Institute of Physics. It provides publications through which scientific research is distributed worldwide, including journals, community websites, maga ...

. It was established in 1981 as the ''Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection'', before obtaining its current name in 1988. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

is Mike Thorne.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2023

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of 1.4.

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* {{Official website, http://iopscience.org/jrp Physics journals IOP Publishing academic journals English-language journals Quarterly journals Academic journals established in 1988 Radiation protection

Abstracting and indexing

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