Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
British Journal of Radiology
ISSN 0007-1285 · eISSN 1748-880X · British Institute of Radiology · ENGLAND · Monthly
British Journal of Radiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.43; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,005; median 183 days to acceptance (128 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 294 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Radiology is published by British Institute of Radiology 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 Radiation Dose and Imaging, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques and Radiology practices and education, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BJR is the international research journal of the British Institute of Radiology and is the oldest scientific journal in the field of radiology and related sciences. Dating back to 1896, BJR’s history is radiology’s history, and the journal has featured some landmark papers such as the first description of Computed Tomography "Computerized transverse axial tomography" by Godfrey Hounsfield in 1973. A valuable historical resource, the complete BJR archive has been digitized from 1896. Quick Facts: - 2015 Impact Factor – 1.840 - Receipt to first decision – average of 6 weeks - Acceptance to online publication – average of 3 weeks - ISSN: 0007-1285 - eISSN: 1748-880X Open Access option
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine15.6%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy10.6%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine8.9%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine6.7%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.7%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine5.2%
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine4.8%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine4.3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
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
- 3.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 267LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29,419 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 222 | 92 | 66 |
| 2025 | 294 | 132 | 700 |
| 2024 | 247 | 224 | 1,348 |
| 2023 | 342 | 342 | 4,197 |
| 2022 | 296 | 296 | 3,760 |
| 2021 | 447 | 445 | 8,047 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
183 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 279 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 207 days
- Sample
- 128 articles with submission and acceptance dates (617 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,279 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- British Institute of Radiology
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0007-1285
- Electronic ISSN
- 1748-880X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Radiology
What CAS zone is British Journal of Radiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Journal of Radiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.43; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 180.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Radiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 128 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 183 days (interquartile range 119–279 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 British Journal of Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Radiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is British Journal of Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Radiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,005.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .