Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Clinical and Translational Imaging
ISSN 2281-5872 · eISSN 2281-7565 · Springer International Publishing · ITALY · 6 issues per year · Founded 2013
Clinical and Translational Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,190; median 81 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical and Translational Imaging is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is a peer-reviewed journal specifically devoted to articles on translational and clinical imaging in the field of molecular imaging. Authors and Editors from Europe and from all parts of the world are contributing. The journal publishes timely and updated studies or summaries on translational research and clinical applications of approved and experimental radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Papers dealing with advanced preclinical evidence in the fields of physics, dosimetry, radiation biology and radiopharmacy with relevance to upcoming applications in human subjects are also within the scope of the journal. The journal offers in-depth information to professionals involved in molecular imaging and therapy. Expert peer-reviewers and a distinguished Editorial Board, which includes internationally renowned experts, make Clinical and Translational Imaging a valuable, authoritative and selective reference tool.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Editor-in-chief Laura EvangelistaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 45, United States 12, Germany 12, Spain 5, Switzerland 5 (112 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine20.4%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine11.2%
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedicine8.3%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine3.8%
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicine3.8%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine3.4%
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: yes
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 233,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 791 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 18 | 15 |
| 2025 | 68 | 17 | 85 |
| 2024 | 69 | 20 | 153 |
| 2023 | 62 | 27 | 248 |
| 2022 | 61 | 33 | 501 |
| 2021 | 71 | 33 | 753 |
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 Crossref · to
81 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 125 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 95 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (143 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
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,190 / EUR 3,290 / GBP 2,790 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Not considered
- LLMs as authors
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- editorialClinical and Translational Imaging is the official journal of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine Molecular Imaging and Therapy (AIMN). It publishes inv…main text ≤ 1,400 words · abstract ≤ 1400 words
- editorialsEditorials should be aimed at presenting a synthetic, yet in depth, critical appraisal of the most recent advances in the field of Nuclear Medicine and Molecula…Length not stated
- expert reviewExpert reviews re an equivalent of narrative reviews, they present and critically evaluate emerging topics based on the selection of important references in the…Length not stated
- letter to the editorA Letter to the Editor should present an objective and constructive criticism of published articles.Length not stated
- meta-analysisWorks consisting of studies using a quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies (usually drawn from the published literature) and synthe…Length not stated
- mini-reviewThe mini-review is a text of approximately four-five pages. It should be between 2000-3000 words long (including the abstract).Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Articles– PLEASE SUBMIT AS RESEARCH ARTICLES Original article should report scientifically sound experiments and provide new information. It should con…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal article should report scientifically sound experiments and provide new information. It should contain no more than 5000 words (including abstract, intr…Length not stated
- research articleOriginal Articles– PLEASE SUBMIT AS RESEARCH ARTICLES Original article should report scientifically sound experiments and provide new information. It should con…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Articles– PLEASE SUBMIT AS RESEARCH ARTICLES Original article should report scientifically sound experiments and provide new information. It should con…main text ≤ 9,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 100
- review articleOriginal Articles– PLEASE SUBMIT AS RESEARCH ARTICLES Original article should report scientifically sound experiments and provide new information. It should con…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews articles aim to provide substantial coverage and critical appraisal of results, progresses and innovations concerning diagnostic or therapeutic procedur…Length not stated
- systematic reviewOriginal Articles– PLEASE SUBMIT AS RESEARCH ARTICLES Original article should report scientifically sound experiments and provide new information. It should con…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Authorship should meet international publishing standards. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommends that authorship should be based on substantial contribution to: (a) Conception and design of the article, or acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data; (b) Drafting of the article or critical revision for important intellectual content; and (c) Final approval …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for previously published material. Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Clinical and Translational Imaging, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process for all submissions. Model summary
All manuscripts must be submitted online and are due to peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 2281-5872
- Electronic ISSN
- 2281-7565
- Society / sponsor
- Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine Molecular Imaging and Therapy
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical and Translational Imaging
What CAS zone is Clinical and Translational Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical and Translational Imaging 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 Clinical and Translational Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.35; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Clinical and Translational Imaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 81 days (interquartile range 56–125 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical and Translational Imaging?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Clinical and Translational Imaging based?
Of the 112 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (45), United States (12) and Germany (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical and Translational Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical and Translational Imaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical and Translational Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical and Translational Imaging is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,190.
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: .