Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Applied Radiology
ISSN 0160-9963 · eISSN 1879-2898 · Anderson Publishing Ltd.
Applied Radiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,510; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Radiology is published by Anderson Publishing Ltd. 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 Radiology practices and education, Radiation Dose and Imaging and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, together about 23.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As the journal of the Association of Academic Radiology and its affiliated societies and affinity groups, Academic Radiology publishes articles related to all aspects of academic radiology including radiology education; emerging research related to advances in radiology education, diagnostic imaging and interventional techniques; quality improvement; population health; health services research; academic practice administration; health system redesign; and leadership. Article types include hypothesis-driven investigations, brief reports on innovations related to all aspects of academic radiology, clinical reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, white papers, perspectives, point/counterpoint, thought-provoking commentaries on published literature outside radiology, and letters-to-the-editor. There are also invited columns related to arts and humanities, medicolegal issues, and topic-specific dilemmas in radiology education and practice. The editorial team also sponsors focus issues. The editorial team welcomes topic suggestions for invited columns and focus issues from AAR affinity groups, SIGs, affiliated societies, and AAR members.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Priscilla J. SlanetzPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 129, Mainland China 9, Germany 4, Taiwan, China 2, United Kingdom 2 (155 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine9.5%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine7.6%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine6.7%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.8%
- Soft tissue tumor case studiesMedicine5.7%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine5.6%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,632 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 66 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 93 | 3 | 34 |
| 2023 | 83 | 10 | 44 |
| 2022 | 76 | 76 | 58 |
| 2021 | 86 | 86 | 75 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,510 | — | — |
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 papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- clinical review (include systematic and meta-analyses)Clinical Review (include systematic and meta-analyses)Length not stated
- columns (invited)Columns (Invited)Length not stated
- editorialThe journal accepts manuscripts in the following categories:Original investigations (includes submissions for the Whitley Award and the Memorial Award)Original …main text ≤ 2,000 words · references ≤ 20
- editorials (invited)Editorials (invited)Length not stated
- focus issues (invited)Focus issues (Invited)Length not stated
- hypothesisThe journal accepts manuscripts in the following categories:Original investigations (includes submissions for the Whitley Award and the Memorial Award)Original …Length not stated
- innovations in academic radiologyInnovations in Academic RadiologyLength not stated
- letter to the editorConstructive criticism of articles published in Academic Radiology within the previous 1 month will be considered. Letters will not be considered if submitted l…main text ≤ 500 words · figures and tables ≤ 2 · references ≤ 5
- meta-analysisThe journal accepts manuscripts in the following categories:Original investigations (includes submissions for the Whitley Award and the Memorial Award)Original …Length not stated
- perspectiveThe goal of this submission is to provide insight into an ongoing challenge in academic radiology. It should include a short review of the literature but mainly…main text ≤ 2,000 words · references ≤ 20
- perspectivesPerspectivesLength not stated
- point/counterpoint (invited)Point/Counterpoint (Invited)Length not stated
- reviewThe journal accepts manuscripts in the following categories:Original investigations (includes submissions for the Whitley Award and the Memorial Award)Original …Length not stated
- review articleThe journal accepts manuscripts in the following categories:Original investigations (includes submissions for the Whitley Award and the Memorial Award)Original …Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal accepts manuscripts in the following categories:Original investigations (includes submissions for the Whitley Award and the Memorial Award)Original …Length not stated
- white papersWhite papersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of Generative AI Use
Generative AI use Model summary
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 Authorship
Authorship ICMJE criteria Model summary
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data (2) Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content. (3) Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, to ensure that que…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and Declarations
Use of Copyrighted Material: Permission for any copyrighted material must be provided at the time of submission.Declaration of Competing Interest: Any conflicts of or competing interests must be declared by all authors at the time of submission. The responsibility to ensure compliance with such disclosures lies with the corresponding author. All authors must disclose any financial and personal rel…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blinded review Model summary
As the journal employs double blinded review (see https://www.elsevier.com/reviewers/peer-review for more information), authors must upload the following separate files:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality checking software Model summary
To verify compliance, all submitted articles undergo analysis by originality checking software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints (e.g. on a preprint server) does not constitute prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- Anderson Publishing Ltd.
- ISSN
- 0160-9963
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-2898
- Society / sponsor
- Association of Academic Radiology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Radiology
What CAS zone is Applied Radiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Radiology 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Applied Radiology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 19.
What are the manuscript requirements of Applied Radiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Applied Radiology based?
Of the 155 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (129), Mainland China (9) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Applied Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Radiology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Applied Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Radiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,510.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .