Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging
ISSN 1555-4309 · eISSN 1555-4317 · Hindawi Limited · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2006
Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging: impact factor 1.07; fully open access; APC about USD 1,700; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging is published by Hindawi Limited. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes and MRI in cancer diagnosis, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging [CMMI] is a new journal providing an international forum for the expeditious publication of original scientific papers, reviews, highlights, surveys, and letters to the editors in the booming areas of contrast media and molecular imaging. The Journal is aimed at the academic, medical, and industrial communities, at the developers and users of these emerging and rapidly developing technologies, mainly in the areas of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, but also embracing all other in vivo imaging technologies such as x-Ray, PET/CT, etc.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine12.9%
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMaterials Science10.4%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine9.4%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine8.4%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine7.3%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science5.8%
- Applied Advanced TechnologiesEngineering4.6%
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE on 20 March 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 740OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 268 | 268 | 132 |
| 2022 | 623 | 622 | 4,076 |
| 2021 | 117 | 117 | 979 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,350 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
Copyright statement including rights for text and data mining and training of AI technologies. Model summary
Copyright © 1999-2026 John Wiley & Sons, Inc or related companies. All rights reserved, including rights for text and data mining and training of artificial intelligence technologies or similar technologies.
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
- Hindawi Limited
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1555-4309
- Electronic ISSN
- 1555-4317
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging
What is the impact factor of Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging is indexed in Scopus.
Is Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,700.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .