Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
American Journal of Roentgenology
ISSN 0361-803X · eISSN 1546-3141 · American Roentgen Ray Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1976
American Journal of Roentgenology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.24; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 483 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Roentgenology is published by American Roentgen Ray Society and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Radiation Dose and Imaging, Radiology practices and education and MRI in cancer diagnosis, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1907, the monthly American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) is the world’s longest continuously published general radiology journal. AJR is recognized as among the specialty’s leading peer-reviewed journals and has a worldwide circulation of close to 25,000. The journal publishes clinically-oriented articles across all radiology subspecialties, seeking relevance to radiologists’ daily practice. The journal publishes hundreds of articles annually with a diverse range of formats, including original research, reviews, clinical perspectives, editorials, and other short reports. The journal engages its audience through a spectrum of social media and digital communication activities.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Andrew RosenkrantzPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine9%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine8.4%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine6.6%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.3%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.1%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine5%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine5%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 7.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 182LetPub ·
- h-index
- 291OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22,531OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 36,089 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 356 | 18 | 124 |
| 2025 | 483 | 59 | 814 |
| 2024 | 418 | 165 | 1,891 |
| 2023 | 351 | 182 | 2,798 |
| 2022 | 428 | 50 | 4,203 |
| 2021 | 540 | 42 | 6,839 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Roentgen Ray Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0361-803X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1546-3141
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Roentgenology
What CAS zone is American Journal of Roentgenology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Roentgenology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Roentgenology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.24; CiteScore 9, h-index 291.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Roentgenology?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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.
Which databases index American Journal of Roentgenology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Roentgenology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Roentgenology open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Roentgenology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .